Death is a reality and happens every day. In the case of the death of Jairus’ daughter, she died like any other person in history. But Jesus raised her up and she became alive immediately at his command. In the same manner, there is spiritual death all around. Everyone is born a sinner, separated from God, and spiritually dead. Jesus is the only person that can deliver the spiritually dead by raising them up to spiritual life. This makes Jesus the indisputable deliverer as demonstrated in raising up Jairus’ daughter.
Every person is born in sin and cannot separate themselves from it and its power. The power of sin prevents most people from believing in Jesus Christ. But Christ redeems us from the power of sin and became the curse for us as our substitute (Gal. 3:13). For this reason, Jesus is our guarantee to the Father as the indisputable Savior.
After Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter from death, he also shows himself as Lord of all things as he provides food to eat. Jesus commands something to be given to her to eat (v 55). By doing this, Jesus demonstrates himself to be the indisputable Shepherd who puts his children under his care. All must seek the care of the Lord Jesus Christ for both their spiritual and physical needs. The Lord provides abundantly to those he gives life (Jn. 10:10b; Ps. 23:1). The Lord Jesus sees all sinners as living without a Shepherd and is compassionate (Matt. 9:36). Without the Shepherd, people live in darkness and in constant danger.
Jesus is not only a Shepherd to those that believe in him, but he is the faithful Shepherd. Before the foundation of the world, the Lord knew his sheep and came down from heaven to die for them (Rom. 5:8).
Jesus is also the knowledgeable Shepherd. The Lord knows the needs of his sheep and gives according to his perfect will. In the end, not only does he provide everything believers need, but he also knows what is best for them. Even though sometimes it is hard to understand what God may be doing in a believer’s life, Christians must trust him because he is the omniscient Shepherd.
Moreover, Jesus is the diligent Shepherd. Even earthly parents are unable to care for their children 24/7 and know all their thoughts and needs. But the Lord is diligent to seek out his sheep by protecting and providing for them.
The Lord instructs the girl’s parents not to tell anyone what had happened (v 56). What is the reason here? Jesus raised the dead and he did not want anyone to seek him solely as a faith healer. This kind of seeking prevents people from seeking a Savior to save them from their sins, but only desire physical healing. Jesus did not want to be misunderstood as he witnessed many withdrawing and not walking with him after a while (Jn. 6:66).
God desires all to know Jesus exactly for who he is – Savior and Lord. Throughout history, many attempted to paint Jesus as something else. Some religions claim that Jesus is not enough to save (I.e., Jesus plus works). Jesus alone indisputably shows he alone is enough to save as the Deliverer, Shepherd, and only Savior.
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