Ridiculous.
I know that it is not a Re... but it will become one!!!!! I promise :o)
At our church prayer meeting last night I realised that Jesus was responsible for saying some ridiculous things. But what when I say something ridiculous it stays ridiculous, but when Jesus does reality submits to his ridiculous.
Let me show you.
In Mark 5 we hear about this father. He is beside himself because his daughter, who must be so precious to him, is so ill that he is convinced that her days could be numbered. The though of loosing this beautiful girl from his life was too much.
Through his tears he notices a shot in the dark appear on the horizon in the form of a wandering preacher and miracle worker known as Jesus. He knew the controversies surrounding this man; that he claimed to be the Messiah. This put Jesus on what would surely be a fatal collision course with the man’s bosses in Jerusalem (since he ran the local synagogue). Even though it may put his job and respectability on the line it was the only opportunity that he had.
He ran to Jesus in his head he considered the many ways that he could ask this respected teacher to his home for the sake of his daughter. However, by the time he had reached Jesus none of these noble words were anywhere to be found, instead he fell at Jesus' feet. Jesus heard the cry of this man, clearly consumed by a love for his daughter. And so Jesus changes his itinerary and heads off to meet the man's daughter.
Before they arrived news of the girls death reached them. The father's heart began to crumble with the weight of this news. Thoughts rushed in to fill his mind; should he have been there to hold his girl's hand as she slipped away? Wasn't that his duty? What if she had cried out for her daddy and he wasn't there?
Jesus immediately saw all of this in his eyes and told him to ignore it since it was not true. Jesus spoke with such authority that this loving father realised that a trust in Jesus was all he had, but it was more than wishful thinking. He felt something in the universe change as the words left Jesus' lips. He couldn't say what it was but his broken heart seemed to have been tenderly bound up. They moved on.
As the reached the man’s house they were met by a mourning party, grieving over the loss of this dear girl. The father looks around in confusion; what is he to believe? He then looks to Jesus.
[Jesus] went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around. Mark 5:39-42
Suddenly death becomes sleep under the command of Jesus!
Reality is altered by the ridiculous!
Jesus may be speaking what may sound ridiculous to the reality of your situation, but just trust in him. Fill your eyes with Jesus because his authority over you means that the ridiculous can transform reality in your life today.
At our church prayer meeting last night I realised that Jesus was responsible for saying some ridiculous things. But what when I say something ridiculous it stays ridiculous, but when Jesus does reality submits to his ridiculous.
Let me show you.
In Mark 5 we hear about this father. He is beside himself because his daughter, who must be so precious to him, is so ill that he is convinced that her days could be numbered. The though of loosing this beautiful girl from his life was too much.
Through his tears he notices a shot in the dark appear on the horizon in the form of a wandering preacher and miracle worker known as Jesus. He knew the controversies surrounding this man; that he claimed to be the Messiah. This put Jesus on what would surely be a fatal collision course with the man’s bosses in Jerusalem (since he ran the local synagogue). Even though it may put his job and respectability on the line it was the only opportunity that he had.
He ran to Jesus in his head he considered the many ways that he could ask this respected teacher to his home for the sake of his daughter. However, by the time he had reached Jesus none of these noble words were anywhere to be found, instead he fell at Jesus' feet. Jesus heard the cry of this man, clearly consumed by a love for his daughter. And so Jesus changes his itinerary and heads off to meet the man's daughter.
Before they arrived news of the girls death reached them. The father's heart began to crumble with the weight of this news. Thoughts rushed in to fill his mind; should he have been there to hold his girl's hand as she slipped away? Wasn't that his duty? What if she had cried out for her daddy and he wasn't there?
Jesus immediately saw all of this in his eyes and told him to ignore it since it was not true. Jesus spoke with such authority that this loving father realised that a trust in Jesus was all he had, but it was more than wishful thinking. He felt something in the universe change as the words left Jesus' lips. He couldn't say what it was but his broken heart seemed to have been tenderly bound up. They moved on.
As the reached the man’s house they were met by a mourning party, grieving over the loss of this dear girl. The father looks around in confusion; what is he to believe? He then looks to Jesus.
[Jesus] went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around. Mark 5:39-42
Suddenly death becomes sleep under the command of Jesus!
Reality is altered by the ridiculous!
Jesus may be speaking what may sound ridiculous to the reality of your situation, but just trust in him. Fill your eyes with Jesus because his authority over you means that the ridiculous can transform reality in your life today.
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