Peace for the Humble

Jesus is beginning to draw a crowd where ever he goes and people are coming to him for help

People are hoping that he has come to rescue them from Rome and bring political peace to Israel

But Jesus will bring peace to all people in all places of life

The Ruler of the Synagogue

Jairus is a ruler of the people, one who has been faithful to God for many years and has been counted worthy to lead the Jewish community

He bows himself down to Jesus

He has heard of the power that Jesus has to heal and believes that Jesus can lay his hands on his daughter to heal her

It makes since that Jesus would go with this highly respected ruler of the synagogue

This is the kind of people that a Jewish King would need to spend time with and hear their problems and help them

Jesus will go with Jairus but will teach him a greater lesson about Faith and his power which Akash will teach next week

However, on the way to this important influencial meeting he is interupted for a greater purpose

The Woman with a plague

This lady was the extreme opposite of Jairus

She was a woman, who had a lower status in Jewish culture

She was terminally diseased which made her unclean and unworthy to worship in community with others

She was weak and without any hope of any one caring about her need, she could not go up to Jesus the way Jairus did (vs 26)

Because of her faith she reached out to Christ the only way she could

Jairus wanted Jesus to come and place his hands on his daughter to bring healing by his power, however it is faith that in Christ that brings healing

Jesus wanted everyone, especially Jairus, to see and learn from this woman so he called her before everyone

The Christ of Compassion

Jesus does not overlook any person but will go out of his way to help and show love

He could have kept walking and kept appearances of high status with Jairus

He loves even those who are unlovable and in their greatest need

Jesus saves and helps those who have faith in Him

This brings true peace to people

He removes the plague of our life and makes us new

Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed are those who are weak

1 Timothy 1:15 Came to save sinners