Mark 5:21-24, 35-43-- Death Doesn't Have the Final Word

February 24, 2020

Dr. Allen Marsh

Today we are looking at Mark 5:21-24; 35-43. Jarius, a ruler in the synagogue, approaches Jesus to ask Him to heal his daughter, who is sick back home. Jesus’ delay was a severe test of Jairus’ faith. His fears that his little daughter would die before Jesus got there were confirmed by the report of some men (unidentified friends and relatives) from his house that she had died. They concluded that her death ended any hope that Jesus could help, so they suggested that it was futile to bother the Teacher any further. Jesus overheard what the messengers said and accepted the reality of the child’s death, but he refused to accept the finality of death. Though he did not tell Jarius how the crisis would end, Jesus urged him to believe that all would end well. Mark’s account demonstrates the power of Jesus in hopeless situations.