Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, and great multitude gathered to Him; and he was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, ‘My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.
This was Old Covenant. (The new Covenant was not in effect until after the Resurrection!) Jairus was speaking forward to the cross; but it was a statement of faith according to his covenant. I want you to see something here. Jairus made his statement of faith by saying, “and she will live.” Jesus went with him after he made his statement of faith. In other words, when he spoke his faith, the power of God went with him because Jesus is the Living Word. So, the Word of God went to work – the Word started moving in his circumstance. Look at verse 24: “So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.”
At this point, Jesus was on His way to Jairus’ house. The Scripture continues with, “Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse” (Mark 5:25-26).
You know the story – she heard of Jesus and she was healed when she touched His garment; then Jesus asked who it was that touched Him. Get it. She was hiding and the Bible declared that she told Him all that happened, which was how the writer got the information to record it. And Jesus responded with, “Daughter, you faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction” (Mark 5:34). He did not say, “My power has made you well,” but “Your faith has made you well.” Jesus know that His power had always been there, but it was not until someone’s conviction or persuasion plus corresponding action pulled on His power that something happened. It was not Jesus’ anointing that healed her; it was her conviction or persuasion plus corresponding action.
Continuing in the Scripture, the writer again addresses Jairus’ situation. The Bible records: “While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?’” (Mark 5:35) Do not miss the point here. The Word of God was already moving toward Jairus’ circumstance. SO then, Jairus was literally walking with the Word, and while the Word was moving in his situation, a negative report came to him that told him not to trouble the Teacher any further.
The Bible says in verse 36, “As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said…’Do not be afraid, only believe.’” He told Jairus not to be afraid. The King James translation says, “Do not fear.” In other words, whatever you do, do not fear. Why would Jesus tell Jairus not to fear? It was because he was walking with Jesus. The Word was already moving toward his situation. The power of God was already directed toward his daughter because of his confession of faith.
I want you to understand something that is very important. If you have children, then you know that hearing a report that you child has just died causes an emotional response within you, there will be some anxiety and sorrow, especially if you had been on your way to get them help. But, Jesus looked at Jairus and said, “Do not fear.” If fear were an emotion, then Jesus would not have said that to him, because it is impossible to hear that your child is dad and not have an emotional reaction.
He was not telling Jairus not to have any emotion. He was telling him not to let his emotions change his confession. He said, “Wait a minute, Jairus. Do not say anything. If you speak what they just said, then I am not going to your house. I will not be able to go to your house. I am walking with you right now because of what you said, and if you change what you say, then I will not be able to walk with you.” In other words, Jesus told Jairus, “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say, can and will be used against you in the court of Heaven. You have already confessed you Word of faith, so do not say anything else!”
I am sure that Jairus must have done the same thing that most of us do. He said, “But, but, but…Jesus.” And Jesus said, “Ssshhh! Do not respond to that. Be quiet and let Me [the Living Word] do this. Do not fear. I know you heard it because I heard it, but do not speak it. If you do not speak it, and then it is not fear.” The truth is that the Word was on its way to Jairus’ house. The truth is that the Resurrection and the Life was on the way to his house. The fact of the matter is that Jairus said nothing for the rest of the walk.
Because he said nothing else, Jairus was still walking with his confession, which was, “If You come and lay Your hands on her, she will live.” Jairus was walking in the Word. A a result, Jesus went and took Peter, James, and John wit Him. He put the doubt out of the house and surrounded Himself with people of faith – with people who lived like He lived, said what He said and spoke how He spoke. Jesus then reached out and took the girl by the hand saying, “Talitha, cumi” (Mark 5:41).
Jesus wanted Jairus to understand that if he were to speak the report that he heard, then he would have released fear into his situation instead of faith. It is a matter of what comes out of your mouth. The truth of the matter is that if you do not get the Word of God in your mouth, then you have no other choice but to speak your circumstance and God call that fear. Fear or faith – it is your choice.
