Matthew 9 is a sad commentary on a group of people who were
with Jesus…
When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house
and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, he said, “Go away. The
girl is not dead but asleep.” But they
laughed at him. After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the
girl by the hand, and she got up.
Jesus showed up and made a statement that was
contrary to what the people were seeing with their eyes. They saw that a little girl was dead. Jesus saw her spirit and knew she was only
asleep. And the people laughed at him.
He told the people to leave, then he took the
girl by the hand and she woke up.
God always shows up in the middle of what we see
as impossibility, and he speaks life into that situation. We can either laugh at him in mockery, or we
can agree with him and witness a resurrection.
I myself have been guilty of mourning and crying
at what seems to be the end of hopes and dreams. But I wish I had realized and
looked for God’s presence in the room to offer me life…and not death.
I don’t want to be among those who laugh at him,
but rather with those who quiet the noise and listen and agree with what he
says.
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