It's never too late

"When he was still speaking, the people of the synagogue came and told him : Your daughter is dead ; Why bother the master more ? But Jesus, not considering these words, said to the chief of the synagogue : Fear not, believe only." Mark 5: 35-36

Jesus made his way through the crowd to succor a twelve-year-old girl to the article of death. Next to him stood the daddy of the little girl. Then came a messenger and the sentence fell : "Your daughter is dead, no longer disturbing the Master." What a tragedy ! Yet this dad was full of hope after finding Jesus. At these words his courage had to collapse, and his eyes, shining with faith, darkened with grief.

If you lose confidence in Him, Jesus does not lose confidence in you.

He also had to ask himself a thousand and one questions : "Why does not God answer my supplications ? Why does he allow me to lose my little girl, when I have served him all my life ? Why should he remain faithful to her ? Why put my trust in him if it is to abandon me when I need him so much ? Why does the master disappoint me ? I throw myself at his feet, full of hope and it is too late ! Yes, what's the use of bothering the master, he does not have time for me when he takes him for so many others !"

If you are about to give up, realize that the Lord does not forsake you. If you lose confidence in Him, Jesus does not lose confidence in you. He does not listen to the messengers of misfortune. His view is different from yours. Where you see sin, sees forgiveness. Where you see the disease, Jesus sees healing. Where you see captives of depression and anguish, Jesus sees deliverance and peace. Where you see failure, Jesus sees victory. Where you see despair, Jesus sees hope.

The Lord encouraged this father of the family not to fear but to believe only. The end was glorious, a resurrection reversed the situation. Advance with the Lord. If God is with you, who will be against you ? No messenger of woe, nor any weapon forged against you, can prosper. Trust your Lord.

A prayer for today

Lord, you with me, what better privilege ? Teach me to see with your eyes, amen.

Patrice Martorano

Source (The Thought of the Day)