Sometimes God is Late

Tuesday 10/14/2014

Sometimes God is Late

Scripture Luke 8:50 NLT 

    But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.”

Jairus was desperate for his daughter to be healed. There was a real sense of urgency when he asked Christ to come with him. He must have been very concerned and had mixed feelings when a woman touched Jesus’ robe and received her healing. We often separate these stories but they go very much together. As Jesus conversed with this woman  Jairus must have been thinking, “Couldn’t this wait?” Panic must have been growing in him as Jesus stopped to look for the woman. Every precious second waisted could mean the end of his daughter's life.  Suddenly his worse fears were realized — his daughter was dead. They were too late. I wonder if he screamed in agony at this horrible loss. I can only imagine the feeling of despair as he hears those words "don't bother the teacher any more ... " It was over now. Jesus was late and the situation was hopeless. 

Suddenly Jesus spoke to him, "Don't be afraid..." At this point he had a moment of decision. Did Jesus let him down? Did He neglect his daughter or could he trust Him once more? Taking the huge step to trust in Christ, he received his daughter back form the dead!

God isn’t always on time, sometimes he is late. He has total control of life and of time. It appeared like one woman's healing would mean death for Jarius’ daughter but Jarius received a greater miracle then he could have imaged. What seemed like Jesus ignoring his need, provided an avenue for a greater blessing. We must be careful about being jealous of the blessings that others receive. They are not a deterrent to us receiving a blessing but are meant to be a faith builder for us. We need not fear the waiting but trust in Christ. 

Can we trust God even when He is late?

Lord help us to be patient. We know a great healing and a blessings are coming. We choose to trust you one more time!