Luke 8:41 “And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house,”
I’ve always thought it was nice of Jesus too meet this man’s faith where it was. Jesus could easily have healed/raised the girl from a distance. But Jesus doesn’t make a big deal out of this. He simply follows Jairus.
Jesus always has a balance in this. He goes to the needs. But also, He waits for the needs to come to Him. In this case, Jesus was well aware that this man’s daughter was sick. However, Jesus was not headed to Jairus’s house until Jairus came and asked Him to come. Once asked, Jesus came.
We can see this play out over and over in the time that Jesus was here with us. He went to teach the truth. But then He waited for people to respond. Then again, once that response came, He once again went to the need. It is this model of going, and then waiting for response, that gives us the precedent for how the gospel is to be taken to this world. We go where there is a general need and teach the truth, but we wait for the specific needs to come to us. And, once they do we make it a point to meet those specific needs.
Heavenly Father, thank You for all that You have done! You do not force Yourself upon us in our lives, but You do tug on our hearts to let us know You are there. Thank You for Your mercy! Thank You for Your love! Thank You for Your tender care for us! We are sheep, but You have given us the Good Shepherd. You know what we need. I will praise You forever! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.