Many welcomed Jesus as they were eagerly waiting for Him. Jairus daughter had died and he requested Jesus to come to his house. As He was going, a woman who had haemorrhage touched Him and when He inquired who had touched Him, Peter told Him that many were pressing Him but the woman came and confessed it. He said unto her that her faith healed her.
We see here that many pressed Him but they had no faith. They were excited about the miracles done on others but didn't believe they also could have received their miracles.
It is faith that moves God into action not just getting excited listening to the testimonies of others and wonderful sermons.
He went to the house of Jairus with three disciples and her parents and He raised her up and commanded that she be given food.
We learn that when people are raised from death spiritually, those who live in sin are converted, they need to be fed with Gods word so that they may grow and be strong.
Have you been feeding on God's word; there is no other food God has for His children. The living bread, who is Jesus, is found in the word. The Holy Spirit shows us the glory of Christ in the word of God and then transforms us to the same image from one level glory in being like Christ to glory. 2Cor 3:18, Rom 8:29, 1John 3:3, John 6:35
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This means as you read God's word, you see the glory of Jesus and then you are transformed by the Holy Spirit to be as you've seen Jesus and as you continue reading you see more glory and then you are changed again in the same image. Thus the true direction that God has set for us, which is the race to which we are running is to become more like Christ every day, every moment, every week, every month and every year. Are you more like Christ today that you were at the beginning of this year? If no, you are on the wrong road. Are your attitudes becoming more like that of Christ, is the way you speak becoming more and more the way Christ would speak? is the way the react when provoked or in difficult situations becoming more and more like of Christ? are your values becoming more and more like Christ? are your thoughts becoming more and more like of Christ? What about your motives for doing things? What about the way you handle money? Are you becoming better or worse or just the same? Your testimony should be that I am becoming better and more Christlike at least at the end of every year and those who you live with should be able to see it. If they can't see it it's because it's not there. Christlikeness is like perfume, you have to smell it. Ask those who see you often, that is, those who live with you, whether you have become more Christlike in the last one year or not. A matter is established by a witness of two or three people.
Have you been in the right path or not? You can start today, it's not to late to start. As you read God's word ask the Holy Spirit to show the glory of Christ and when you see that he lived or acted or valued in a certain way, ask God to to make you behave in like manner and don't be satisfied until you get there...do it every day
2Cor 2:16, 4:11, 13:1,Heb 12:1,2, 1Cor 9:24
It's also interesting to see that Jesus told the parents not to tell anyone that their daughter was raised from the dead. He never wanted publicity, He hid himself and was satisfied that people were blessed. He never wanted a name for himself as the great healer or miracle worker. Let us follow Him here as well, that we can bless others and not seek to be known.
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@Blessed Mshindi Mambo
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