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We can know that Jesus cares and will respond to our needs.
18 As he was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying,
“My daughter just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”
19 So Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
Some interruptions might seem minor,
while others seem to come at the absolute worst times.
When we’re in the middle of something we consider important or we’ve finally gotten a measure of momentum,
interruptions can test our patience.
Jesus had been teaching the disciples of John more about who He is and why He had come.
This was important for them to understand.
As He was sharing these truths, a synagogue leader named Jairus
interrupted His teaching time with a plea for his daughter’s life.
Jesus did not see this as an interruption, but as a chance to demonstrate mercy to a family in need.
highlight Jairus’s need and Jesus’s response:
In putting the life of his daughter in Jesus’s hands,
this leader was bucking the religious establishment of which he himself was a part.
He turned to the only one who could give life back to his little girl. .With compassion, Jesus rose to accompany this grieving father to his home.
Jesus knew that, sometimes, interruptions are divine appointments.
The disciples also followed, and according to Mark, “a large crowd was following and pressing against him” (Mark 5:24).