"While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe."
Mark 5:35-36
The idea here, that even when the worst happens, we should still believe, is a powerful one. Jairus sought healing for his daughter, and hearing that she was dead I am sure threatened to shake his hope... but in the face of ridicule and scorn, Christ saved her anyway.
I think similar things happen in our lives. We wonder how things could ever be okay again, or how we will become the people we want to be when we are a million miles away from that ideal. Sometimes we face external mockery, and sometimes we laugh ourselves to scorn for believing in something that isn't happening, and threaten our own hope.
Today, let's follow Christ's advice, and be not afraid, but hold on to hope, and trust and believe that Christ will help us and deliver us, no matter what stands in the way or how things seem.
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