Jan 19 2011 to Jan 19 2020
Nneoma would have been 9 years but we
submit to the will of God.
#BeEncouraged
CULLED FROM Our Daily Bread
“Never Too Late”
By
Peter Chin
Overhearing
what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Mark 5:36
During the anxious moments that
followed my mother-in-law’s heart attack, she was fortunate to receive
immediate medical care. Later, her doctor told me that treatment within fifteen
minutes of a heart attack results in a survival rate of 33 percent for critical
patients. But just 5 percent survive if treated beyond that time frame.
On the way to heal Jairus’s
desperately ill daughter (someone definitely needing immediate medical care),
Jesus did the unthinkable: He paused (Mark 5:30). He stopped to identify
who touched Him, and then spoke gently with the woman. You can imagine what
Jairus was thinking: There’s no time for this, my daughter is dying! And then,
his worst fears came true—Jesus appeared to have delayed too long and his
daughter passed away (v. 35).
But Jesus turned to Jairus and
offered a word of encouragement: “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (v. 36). Then,
calmly ignoring the mockery of onlookers, Christ spoke to Jairus’s daughter and
she came back to life! He revealed that He can never be too late. Time can’t
limit what He’s able to do and when He chooses to do it.
How often do we feel like Jairus,
thinking that God was simply too late to accomplish what we had hoped for. But
with God, there’s no such thing. He’s never too late in fulfilling His good and
merciful work in our lives.
How have you recently experienced the
reality of God’s timing? Why is it vital for you to rest in God’s
sovereignty—acknowledging that His plans are the best?
PRAY: Jesus, help me to remember that You’re sovereign
even over time itself, and that You’re never too late to accomplish Your
perfect plans.
#January #NewBeginning #WalkWithUs
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