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“Jesus, the Great Physician”
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In this chapter we are introduced to three people, who were incurable cases: first was the man in
V:26-39, who was demon possessed, and no one could help him.
Then here in the verses we read we meet a woman who’s had an incurable disease for 12 years; and a 12-year-old girl who has died.
Humanly speaking there was no help or hope for these three individuals.
But when Jesus Christ the great physician shows up, everything changes!
Jesus demonstrates that as the great physician he is Lord over demons, disease, and even death!
Jesus is man’s Savior, woman’s Savior and children’s Savior.
The great physician who has the power to heal both body and soul!
In these two stories that are intertwined we see clearly the power of Jesus, and the importance of faith.
Jesus has delivered the demon possessed man then he has gotten in the boat and sailed back across the Sea of Galilee.
We are told in V:40-“when Jesus returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him”.
He is met by a great crowd of people; but in that crown are two individuals who experience the power and salvation of Jesus, because of their faith in him.
I want to share with you three facts about Jesus, the great physician that should lead you to place your faith in him, and experience his power and salvation.
Fact #1:
1. Jesus Responds to the Cry of the Desperate.
V:40-42.
We start with the story of Jairus, interrupted by the story of the suffering woman, and ending with the story of Jairus again.
The purpose of this is to make a comparison.
Jairus-was the ruler of the synagogue, a man of social acceptance, status, wealth and position in society.
The woman-was unnamed, ceremonially unclean, an outcast of society, who was destitute.
A man with everything, a woman with nothing; two very different people; yet they are joined together by their desperate need for Jesus to do something for them, they could not do for themselves!
No matter who you are, what you have; you also have a need you cannot meet yourself!
A desperate need for forgiveness and salvation that can only come through the Lord Jesus Christ!
Jesus is the great physician who has the cure for whatever is wrong with you.
These two individuals recognize their desperate need; and their desperate need brought them to Jesus.
V:41-“Behold there came a man named Jairus…
Luke says behold, look who’s coming to Jesus!
A man of great prominence, Jairus the ruler of the synagogue.
The book of Matthew tells us it was a synagogue in Capernaum, a synagogue that Jesus attended many times.
He is a well-respected man in the community, the synagogue was the social and spiritual center of life in Jewish community.
It was not easy for Jairus to come to Jesus publicly and ask for help, the religious leaders who were opposed to Jesus would certainly not approve.
The things that Jesus taught had made them angry, and these same people were friends of Jarius.
So coming to Jesus would hurt his reputation, status, and relationships.
But that didn’t matter to Jarius, his only daughter was at the point of death, and he was at the point of desperation!
It was desperation that caused him to come to Jesus!
He had reached rock bottom; come to the end of his resources and that led him to Jesus!
Notice how he came to Jesus, V:41-“he fell down at Jesus feet…
He is a man of distinction, respect and social standing; yet he comes and falls at Jesus feet, demonstrating humility.
He doesn’t care what anybody thinks about him, he is desperate; he has a need in his life that only Jesus can meet!
Desperation often brings people to their knees before Jesus Christ.
Facing the death of his daughter brought him to his knees.
Sickness and crisis often drives us to our knees; causing us to realize how much we need Jesus.
What is it going to take in your life to get you to the place of desperation, to drive you to your knees, before the Lord?
He came humbly, he didn’t care what anybody thought about him, he didn’t care about getting his robe dirty, he didn’t care about offending the other synagogue rulers, and he didn’t care about embarrassing his wife.
He forgets all that and falls on his face at Jesus feet.
Do you know why so many people never experience salvation, are miracles in their life and family?
Because they are too full of pride, and too worried about what someone is going to think.. What difference does it make what somebody thinks about you?
When you know that you’re not right with God!
You know your heart is dirty, your marriage is in trouble; and you continue to put up a front, that’s foolish.
Are you desperate enough to come to Jesus today?
Humble yourself and come to Jesus today!
He comes humbly.
· He comes Earnestly.
V:41-“he fell down at Jesus feet, and begged him that he would come to his house”.
This was not some halfhearted request; he is on his face begging, pleading with Jesus to come to his house and healed his dying daughter.
There are tears in his eyes, earnestness in his voice, and desperation on his face.
I don’t care how big and bad, macho and tough some man is.
When his little girl is sick and dying, that man is broken, desperate, hurting and pleading with God to touch his baby.
Every word and action shows this father’s deep love and concern for his little girl.
She was the sunshine in that home for 12 years, his only girl, and now she’s about to die, and his heart is broken.
It’s a great blessing to have children, and when they are born you immediately become concerned about their health, and well-being.
Every parent in their right mind does all they can to protect, and provide for, their children.
· Make sure they have the best education possible.
· Make them go to school even when they whine.
· Make sure they eat right.
· Make sure they go to bed at night.
We must also make sure that we pray over there spiritual condition.
Teach them about their Creator, their sinful heart, and their need for salvation that comes only through Jesus Christ.
We need to be just as desperate in our prayers for the spiritual condition of our children as Jarius was for the physical condition of his daughter.
Jairus knew where to turn in his crisis and desperation, he came to Jesus feet, fell before Jesus humbly and earnestly asking Jesus to come to his house and healed his daughter.
Do you see him at Jesus feet, pleading with Jesus to come to his house?
What a great example for us; bring you troubles, problems and difficulty to the feet of Jesus!
Jairus had a huge need and he knew it, that's why he came to Jesus.
The person, who feels no need for God will not come to God!
How does Jesus respond to the cries of the desperate?
V:42-“but as he went the people thronged him”.
Jesus went with him, Jesus said to him I’ll be glad to go to your house to heal your daughter!
I can see Jairus get up, wipe the tears from his eyes and begin to make the journey with Jesus to his house.
What a beautiful picture of how Jesus responds to people who come to him in desperate faith.
What an encouraging message in this short statement!
Jesus responds to the cry of the desperate!
When you come to Jesus, and humble your heart, and ask him in faith to meet the need in your heart Jesus will be on his way into your life to do something about that need.
Jesus was willing and available, and Jesus is available to you today!
Jesus was accessible to Jairus, and Jesus is accessible, available for you this morning.
You can bring your family crises to Jesus, you can bring your daughter or son or spouse to Jesus.
You don't have to make an appointment with Jesus, get on his calendar, wear him down, and convince him to see you.
Jesus is accessible to you today!
Jesus cared about Jairus’s family, and he cares about your family; the great physician is concerned about what concerns you.
There is a second fact about our great physician that should lead us to place our faith in him.
Fact #2:
2. Jesus Relieves the Pain of the Hurting.
V:43-48.
Barely had they started toward Jairus’s house when this woman with the blood disorder came in the crowd and touched Jesus garment.
This caused Jesus to stop, and turn his attention on her; which delayed getting to Jairus’s house.
Luke paints the picture of a great crowd of people thronging Jesus, the word there is to suffocate.
You’ve been in crowds where you couldn’t move, because bodies were pressed against one another.
That’s what it was like in that crowd that day.
In that crowd there is an individual who is desperate, hurting, and in need of the healing and salvation of Jesus.
Were told that she had a blood disorder, a bleeding problem for 12 years; don’t miss the fact that she has had her sickness the same amount of time that Jairus’s daughter had been alive.
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