Mon’s Devo - Jarius’s Daughter

Read Luke 8:49-56 Jesus was on his way to see about Jarius’s daughter who was dying when he got surrounded by the mob of people and stopped to talk to the woman with the issue of blood. Before he could make it to the house the ruler of the synagogue’s house sent a message that there was no need for Jesus to come - the girl had died. This didn’t seem to deter Jesus who replied, “Fear not: believe only, and she will be made whole.” When he got there he sent everyone out of the room except Peter, James, John and the parents of the girl. The mourners were all crying but Jesus told them to stop because she was not dead, just asleep. They laughed at what Jesus said because they knew she wasn’t asleep. He had to send them out because of their unbelief. Then, when they were alone, he took the girl by the hand and told her to rise. Her spirit came back into her again and she sat straight up. Jesus told them to feed her some meat then told them to keep this a secret. How do you do that? Everyone knew she was dead and now she is alive! It wonder if he wanted them to ponder on what had happened and let it sink in before facing the unbelieving public. He probably also wanted to protect the little girl. No doubt she saw some things when she died and had a story to tell, but this crowd would not be able to understand, and they would eventually steal the experience from her. The devil loves to steal our experiences with the Lord and make us think it was all in our head. Jesus wanted them to keep this as holy. Lord, help us to know when to share and when to hold close our experiences with you.