Dearly Beloved,

WHEN IT SEEMS THERE IS NO MORE HOPE

"While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the
synagogue ruler. ‘Your daughter is dead,’ they said. ‘Why bother the
teacher any more?’ Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler,
‘Don't be afraid; just believe’" (Mark 5:35-36 NIV).

The daughter of a synagogue ruler was dying. The man came to Jesus Christ and
pleaded that Jesus should come and heal her. Jesus responded immediately to the
distressed call and followed the man to his home. However, there was an
interruption on the way: another woman tapped a healing from Jesus Christ by
mere touching His clothes. As Jesus was apparently pointing out the miracle to
people that were following Him, some men came from the synagogue ruler’s house
to tell him the sad news: his daughter was dead, and there was no need of
bothering Jesus to come and heal her. To those men, there was no more hope for
the daughter and her father. Nevertheless, Jesus encouraged the ruler, and went
with him to his house to do the unexpected: raising the daughter from the dead!

At times, many people have found themselves in similar situations. They might
have been praying to God for a particular thing. It seemed that He was about to
answer their prayers, and alas, the unexpected happened. It seemed that there
was no more hope. In fact, such people might have lost hope in the situation.
Such situation might have led such people to be angry with God or even deny His
existence. Why would He allow the situation to become hopeless? Why could He not
act fast and demonstrate His power to save the situation?

Well, as Jesus did not focus on the seemingly hopeless situation of the
synagogue ruler, but rather encouraged him not to be afraid but to believe in
God, such people ought not to focus on their seemingly hopeless situation, but
on God who is able to do all things. Jesus told Martha (another woman in a
similar situation), "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the
glory of God?" (John 11:40 NIV).

Are you in similar situation? Does it seem that there is no more hope for you?
Have people around you written you off? Jesus is telling you today, "Don’t be
afraid; just believe." He can turn that seemingly hopeless situation to a
testimony. When it seems there is no more hope, just believe in Him and you will
see the glory of God. You will indeed testify to His goodness over that
situation in Jesus’ name. Amen.

In His service,

Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).

Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will
have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted
in my body, whether by life or by death. FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS CHRIST
AND TO DIE IS GAIN (Philippians 1:20-21, NIV).




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