Just Believe
September 22
Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.
Luke 8:50
Waiting for Joey, and his fiancée, Sarah, to join them for church, Matt was getting anxious. As he looked toward the door for the umpteenth time someone motioned to him. As he approached, the man said, “There’s been an accident out front…”
Time shifted into slow motion as Matt approached his son’s mangled vehicle. Joey had blood running from his ear, but was alert and coherent. As Matt looked across the vehicle at Sarah his breath caught. An EMT was calling for ‘Life Flight’, “She’s got internal bleeding and probably won’t make it.” But Matt heard God say, “Just believe, Matt.”
It was evident Sarah’s leg was badly broken. Twisted180° behind her, her foot was in the back seat. Unwilling to yield to the EMT’s fear-filled statement Matt called friends to stand with him in prayer.
He then placed a call to a life-long friend who was a surgeon at the Medical Center where Sarah was being transported. The friend, in turn, contacted the top orthopedic surgeon on staff, asking her to perform the surgery. Following the procedure the surgeon spoke to the family, “Someone’s been praying for Sarah. I expected to spend at least two and a half hours repairing damaged tissue and arteries, but there was no damage to repair. I’ve done literally hundreds of these procedures and have never seen that severe a fracture not leave significant lacerations. It’s a medical miracle.”
Three days later Sarah walked into her house without the aid of crutches.
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In today’s text Jairus is distraught. Beside himself with fear, he pleads with Jesus for his daughter’s life. En route to her they are interrupted by someone else looking for healing! We can only imagine the turmoil in Jairus’ heart; Don’t stop now! My daughter is dying!
Fear also wanted space in Matt’s heart. But he chose to believe God instead of listening to the EMT’s negative report.
God’s desire is that we trust His report instead of the World’s. That’s not always easy when fear is clawing at our heart. But it is possible. When the world proclaims devastation and destruction, refuse to listen, and take your need to God. He in turn will say, “Just believe.”
Prayer
“Lord Jesus, give us the courage to believe Your report in spite of what we hear and see. Amen.”
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