52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
Have you ever heard "it's not as bad as it looks?" Jesus went to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jairus. Jairus' daughter had died while he was out seeing Jesus asking for him to heal her. When Jesus arrived at the home everyone was weeping over her body. Jesus did the same as he did with Lazarus. He raised the daughter from the dead. But before doing so he told everyone to stop wailing. Now it's a human emotion and very natural one to weep over the passing of a loved one. But Jesus wanted them to know it wasn't as bad as it looked. But don't we get that way for less moving situations? We start wailing and crying. Have you ever heard someone tell you in the mist of your wailing, "oh it's not that bad?" What was your response? Were you offended because it made you feel better to have a pity party? Or did you stop and think that maybe the person had a point? In the mist of your wailing, has the Holy Spirit ever spoken to you to stop crying? If so, chances are because whatever the situation, it would only be temporary like that of Jairus' daughter. There doesn't always have to be a physical death for people to wail. We wail over a lot situations and things we can't control. Did you ever think, "if I give it to the Lord he'll fix it or show me what to do?" If you haven't, you may want to because the load would be a lot less to carry. And like Jesus did with those who loved Jairus' daughter, you may hear the words, "stop wailing." It will be because it's temporary. Though it may not seem like it, in most cases, it really is.
P.S. Be sure to tune in on Father's Day, Sunday morning, June 19th as I will be interviewed live by Stubbs on www.leapoffaithshow.com. Callers are welcome and we will be giving away one free autographed copy of Get Your JOY In The Morning! CHECK OUT THE PROMO VIDEO- http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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