Don't be afraifd. Just trust Me...

Luke 8:40 On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him.

41 Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him.

      42 His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying.



 As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. 43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. 44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.

  45 "Who touched me?" Jesus asked.

  Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you."

  46 But Jesus said, "Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me." 47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. 48 "Daughter," he said to her, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

 

  49 While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue.

     He told him, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now."

  50 But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus,

            "Don't be afraid. Just trust me, and she will be healed."


  51 When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn't let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl's father and mother.

52 The house was filled with people weeping and wailing,

            but he said, "Stop the weeping! She isn't dead; she's only asleep."


  53 But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died.

54 Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, "My child, get up!"

55 And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up!

Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

56 Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.



How many of us (besides me) need to hear Jesus saying to us "Don't be afraid. Just trust Me..."

How many of us think on a daily basis that the overwhelming nature of our stuff makes us think we're gonna lose our minds?

How many of us feel like they've stepped out of God's will for their lives & suddenly that daily communication from Him is very, very silent?

How many of us are so tormented in our lives it's difficult to think straight, let alone cope?


This morning, I'm reading along, & there's those words toward the end of the chapter...

Don't worry. Just trust Me...

Can Jesus be saying that to you this morning?

I really, really hope that He's saying that to me.

Sit quietly & listen w/ your spirit. Ask Him if that's what He's wanting to say to you this morning.

And trust me, if it is, you'll know it.