Mark 5:38
Our ideas of mourning and grieving here in America are much different from what one might find many other places in the world. Indeed, heathen lands have quite strange practices in connection with death. In the case of the Jews under Roman rule, an influential man such as Jairus would have certain expectations laid upon him.
The wailing here described may well have been performed by professional mourners hired for the purpose. Though to a certain extent this may be speculation, it seems likely that at least some musicians were hired for the event. Thus, the funeral began the moment the life ended.
Joshua 16:1-19:51
1 John 5:16 “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.”
Heavenly Father, many times the circumstances of this life tend to get the better of us. We are easily swept away in their flood. And yet we find in your Word the possibility of contentment in turmoil. We see held forth the reality of peace in the storm. We find an otherworldly outlook. We are told to see the facts in a different light, one that encompasses all that there is not just our little corner. We become part of a grander scheme, that is yet quite individualistic because it is based on you as an individual in your relationship to us. Thank you for the security of your eternality! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.
Pray for a woman with cancer. Pray for a woman who is not feeling well.
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