After Jesus had his disciples row back across the Sea, he found a crowd waiting for Him. And a Roman official came and asked Him to come and heal his daughter. What a great thing for Jesus to be able to put on His resume! And how night that help Him soothe the indignation and anger being generated against Him. However, I don’t think any of those thoughts were His motivation for going with Jairus – he had a sick child. Jesus was on His way through the crowd when suddenly He felt power go out of Him,
“Who touched me?” “Rabbi, You’re in a crowd! Lots of people touched You.” “No, I felt power go out of Me. Who touched Me?”
Finally a terrified woman, an outcast for twelve years because of an issue of blood, owned that it was her. He knew that if she could just touch the hem of His garment, she would be healed, so she found a way through the crowd to get to Him. She was another “throw-away person” in His day.
And He was on His way to a very important opportunity that could help prove Who He was.
We know the outcome. How many times have I accused my Father of being late? Of not answering me according to my schedule and not trusted Him to be about my formation and growing my faith? Which is where I find myself again today. Has He seen my need? My fear? Does the one who loved the demonized man, and the city full of disobedient Jews see me as well? Is He willing to spend a whole lot of time getting to me? Over the years, I have come to realize that in the midst of my many requests, the ones He fulfills are the ones I really need and the others I don’t. He promised to fulfill my needs according to His riches in glory, Phillipians 4:19 And He does just that. So why can’t I just trust Him?!
As a friend of mine says, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief, Lord I love, help my unlove.”