Lesson 880

(Lesson 880)(01-25-14) Mark 5:35-43:

"While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat."

This lesson relates the first example of Jesus having raised someone from the dead.

In the text from which yesterday's lesson was taken, one of the chief priests of a local synagogue, a man named Jairus, came to Jesus saying that his daughter was gravely ill and asked Jesus to come and heal her.

While Jesus was occupied with the events surrounding the healing of the woman who had touched His clothes, in yesterday's lesson, a messenger from the family of Jairus came and told them that the girl had died. Jesus, hearing what was said and after telling Jairus to "believe", went to Jairus' home and literally woke the young girl from death and commanded that she be fed.

This lesson provides yet another example of how faith alone did the healing for the young girl. Jesus did not require the man to say a bunch of magic words, or to do any special tricks. Jesus simple said "be not afraid, ONLY believe".
In order for the those who are lost without God today to be granted the power to cure the illnesses of both body and spirit, they must, "be not afraid, ONLY believe".~