Mark 5:36
Notice if you will the contrast of fear and belief. Usually it would not be fear, but sorrow that would overtake a father at this point, having just heard of his daughter’s death. But Jesus tells him not to fear.
Why? Because he was preempting the feelings of sorrow by highlighting thier source. Sorrow is rooted in loss. Loss occurs when something takes something from us. We lose something to a power we are unable to resist. Thus, a fear of this unknown power leads to sorrow. Jesus is telling the man that he need not fear loss. Instead, he wanted the man to trust that he was more powerful than the unknown of death.
Joshua 10:1-12:24
1 John 5:14 “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”
Heavenly Father, thank you for helping us to understand our feelings better. We are so often overwhelmed by them. We fear everything. Thank you for helping us to understand our sorrow, fear, and pain. May we always rely on you to manage our feelings, rather than trying to handle it all by ourselves. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.
Pray for a man’s unspoken request.
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