Mark 5:35-36
While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”
I really needed this reminder today, that God is the God of the impossible. When I look at circumstances or situations that I think are hopeless it becomes so easy to decide there's no sense in bothering the Teacher any further. But then Jesus is right there, knowing my weakness and lack of faith, telling me not to worry but to believe.
And believing in God for something that seems impossible might bring ridicule from others, just as the mourners at Jairus' house ridiculed Jesus right before he raised Jairus' daughter back to life. I need to recognize that trusting God for the unseen, "impossible" things goes against the humanistic, "logical" system of this fallen world. But I know I can trust and have faith in the Creator of the universe, the Lover of my soul, even for those things that my natural eyes tell me are beyond hope.
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