The 70 people I hope to be!

Today I’m excited to talk about a part of the Gospel we sometimes tend to forget about! I love how Scripture can rekindle spiritual fires and how it can truly be a reflection of a person’s heart. Let’s look into Mark 6 and see what we look like today!...

Meet Mark, The ADD Gospel Writer!

Today’s dive into Mark is going to be an interesting and hopefully challenging one! Today we are going over a decent amount of this chapter, so I will challenge you to read the passage yourself and then I will delineate. We will be in Mark 5:21-43

When I first read this passage to prepare for the High School Bible Study I run, I thought it came off as almost ADD. Mark tells one story, and in the middle, then inserts a whole new one! I’ve been in college classes where they debate if these were two stories slammed together, or did the reader start the story and then leave and come back. I say all of this because after reading it again, I realize that it is placed here very strategically.

In this passage there are actually two types of people (maybe three). Praise God they both come to Jesus and are healed! One comes to the front and boldly asks Jesus to his face, while the other tries to secretly be healed. Both are very bold moves. It’s also awesome to know that Jesus wanted to heal both situations! But there is something more intriguing that the scriptures point out.

As Jairus comes to the front and boldly asks Jesus for his assistance right as the situation arises, the woman in the passage doesn’t seem to come to Him so quickly…

“26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.” Mark 5:26

She had spent all she had on other remedies to heal her! In the process she actually got worse! I read this and thought, “How foolish of her, why wouldn’t she just place her trust in God as Jairus did?”

Funny enough is I found myself in this similar predicament a few years back. When I first came to faith I knew Jesus had changed my desires, yet I still gave into a struggle with drinking. I tried to work through it myself for a year or so, before I realized I just left me off worse. I spent a few weeks surrendering it to God and not surrounding myself with that lifestyle or environment. One day I woke up and I felt a release in my spirit that the struggle was gone! I haven’t gone back since! That was about 4 years ago…

The fun thing about scripture is that the things that are mentioned are sometimes just as important as the things that aren’t. Jairus and this woman both came to Jesus! Both had different timing, however they came to Him with their struggle. Some of you may not have even taken that step. I can’t judge your heart, but if you haven’t are you sure you’ve surrendered everything yet. Think about it! HE WANTS TO FREE YOU!

What’s your struggle today?

Have you come quickly like Jairus, or are you looking to other things as it gets worse?

Have you even decided to come to Jesus with your struggle?

I love you Beloved, please comment below or share this if it inspired you!

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