Wednesday Devo
Scripture Reading:
Luke 8:40-56
40 On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. 42 His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying.
As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. 43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. 44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” 47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. 48 “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
49 While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”
50 But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.”
51 When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother. 52 The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”
53 But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died. 54 Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!” 55 And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.
40 On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. 42 His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying.
As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. 43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. 44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” 47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. 48 “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
49 While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”
50 But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.”
51 When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother. 52 The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”
53 But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died. 54 Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!” 55 And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.
Commentary from the ESV Study Bible:
8:41–42a a ruler of the synagogue. A board member of the synagogue, or more likely the official in charge of arranging services (cf. Luke 8:49; Acts 13:15; 18:8). Falling at Jesus’ feet, he implored. The description reveals Jairus’s desperation, as does only daughter (cf. Luke 7:12; 9:38).
8:42b–48 While Jesus heals someone else, Jairus’s daughter dies.
8:43 discharge of blood. Her plight is heightened by its duration (twelve years) and hopelessness (she could not be healed by anyone). Moreover, her hemorrhaging would also have made her ceremonially unclean, which would have cut her off from many social and religious relationships (cf. Lev. 15:25).
8:44 touched the fringe of his garment. See note on Mark 5:25–27. In contrast to the 12 years of hemorrhaging and failure to be healed by human means, the miraculous healing that comes from God happens immediately (cf. Luke 18:43).
8:45–46 Who … touched me? Jesus is aware that one of the many people touching him had been healed.
8:47 The healed woman came trembling. In Luke, fear is appropriate when experiencing God’s presence (see v. 35). The woman declared … why she had touched him.
8:48 Jesus’ addressing her as daughter probably reassures the woman, as does his statement that your faith has made you well (in the sense of both physical and spiritual healing, for the verb here is “saved”; also, Jesus’ final words to her, go in peace, suggest that she has been saved).
8:49 While he was still speaking marks a change back to the story of Jairus. Do not trouble the Teacher any more assumes that while Jesus could heal the sick, the girl’s death placed her beyond his ability to heal (cf. John 11:21, 32, 37, 39).
8:50 Do not fear (see 1:13); only believe. Words of reassurance. The two exhortations are followed by the promise she will be well (again this is Gk. sōzō, which can mean either “heal” or “save,” but several times in these miracle accounts it seems to mean that both physical healing and spiritual salvation have taken place).
8:51 Peter and John and James. This is the first mention of this inner group of disciples in Luke (cf. 9:28).
8:52–53 weeping and mourning (cf. Luke 7:13). She is not dead but sleeping must be understood in light of 8:49, 53. The ridicule Jesus receives affirms the girl’s death but misunderstands his metaphorical use of “sleeping”.
8:42b–48 While Jesus heals someone else, Jairus’s daughter dies.
8:43 discharge of blood. Her plight is heightened by its duration (twelve years) and hopelessness (she could not be healed by anyone). Moreover, her hemorrhaging would also have made her ceremonially unclean, which would have cut her off from many social and religious relationships (cf. Lev. 15:25).
8:44 touched the fringe of his garment. See note on Mark 5:25–27. In contrast to the 12 years of hemorrhaging and failure to be healed by human means, the miraculous healing that comes from God happens immediately (cf. Luke 18:43).
8:45–46 Who … touched me? Jesus is aware that one of the many people touching him had been healed.
8:47 The healed woman came trembling. In Luke, fear is appropriate when experiencing God’s presence (see v. 35). The woman declared … why she had touched him.
8:48 Jesus’ addressing her as daughter probably reassures the woman, as does his statement that your faith has made you well (in the sense of both physical and spiritual healing, for the verb here is “saved”; also, Jesus’ final words to her, go in peace, suggest that she has been saved).
8:49 While he was still speaking marks a change back to the story of Jairus. Do not trouble the Teacher any more assumes that while Jesus could heal the sick, the girl’s death placed her beyond his ability to heal (cf. John 11:21, 32, 37, 39).
8:50 Do not fear (see 1:13); only believe. Words of reassurance. The two exhortations are followed by the promise she will be well (again this is Gk. sōzō, which can mean either “heal” or “save,” but several times in these miracle accounts it seems to mean that both physical healing and spiritual salvation have taken place).
8:51 Peter and John and James. This is the first mention of this inner group of disciples in Luke (cf. 9:28).
8:52–53 weeping and mourning (cf. Luke 7:13). She is not dead but sleeping must be understood in light of 8:49, 53. The ridicule Jesus receives affirms the girl’s death but misunderstands his metaphorical use of “sleeping”.
Study Questions:
- Starting in verse 40, Jesus heals a woman and also raises a girl from the dead. He is showing us that he has triumphed over the curse of death. This gives us a glimpse of the coming RESURRECTION. Hebrews chapter 2 tells us that, because he was resurrected from the dead, Jesus has destroyed sin and death and that he now holds the power of death. Though our bodies will eventually die, our spirit's will live on for eternity with him. And when he returns we will receive our new bodies to live with him in paradise. If we truly believe that Jesus holds the power over death and that we will live forever, why should we fear our own deaths? And if we don't even fear death itself, what can Satan do to us? If we are on the side of the One who wins in the end, what have we to fear?
- It is interesting to note that Jairus came to Jesus first and asked him to heal his daughter. Then Jesus gets touched by the woman who had the issue of blood. So Jesus stops to heal her. While he's healing her, Jairus' daughter dies! Wait a minute! What is fair about that? If you dig a little deeper, you realize that the woman's bleeding made her ceremonially unclean, meaning she couldn't enter the temple to worship. Jairus, being the leader of the synagogue, would've been the one to keep her out. So Jesus proves by his actions that he shows mercy to both the needy and to the unmerciful. Is there someone in your life that you have been unmerciful towards? Is there anyone in your life that is unmerciful that needs you to follow Jesus' example and show them mercy?
Pray:
- That you would fear nothing; not even death itself.
- That you would show mercy; even to the unmerciful.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
4. Can a person be good enough to go to heaven? No. Because Jesus rose from the dead proving He is God, I believe a person is saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
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