Jesus healed them all (part 14): the healing of the man born blind

John 9
¹As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. ²His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" ³"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. ⁴As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." ⁶Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes. ⁷"Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing. ⁸His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?" ⁹Some claimed that he was. Others said, "No, he only looks like him." But he himself insisted, "I am the man." ¹⁰"How then were your eyes opened?" they demanded. ¹¹He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see." ¹²"Where is this man?" they asked him. "I don't know," he said.

¹³They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. ¹⁴Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath. ¹⁵Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. "He put mud on my eyes," the man replied, "and I washed, and now I see." ¹⁶Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others asked, "How can a sinner do such miraculous signs?" So they were divided. ¹⁷Finally they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet." ¹⁸The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents. ¹⁹"Is this your son?" they asked. "Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?" ²⁰"We know he is our son," the parents answered, "and we know he was born blind. ²¹But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don't know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself." ²²His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. ²³That was why his parents said, "He is of age; ask him." ²⁴A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. "Give glory to God," they said. "We know this man is a sinner." ²⁵He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" ²⁶Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" ²⁷He answered, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?" ²⁸Then they hurled insults at him and said, "You are this fellow's disciple! We are disciples of Moses! ²⁹We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don't even know where he comes from." ³⁰The man answered, "Now that is remarkable! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. ³¹We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will. ³²Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. ³³If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." ³⁴To this they replied, "You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!" And they threw him out.

³⁵Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" ³⁶"Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him." ³⁷Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you." ³⁸Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him. ³⁹Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind." ⁴⁰Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?" ⁴¹Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

1. The actions of the parents affect the parents. Father drives drunk, and the children in the car might be killed in the accident. Mother takes drugs and the child in her womb is born deformed. Exodus 34:6-12, Jeremiah 32:17-19
2. God is fair and just in all His ways. Whether we see it or not, whether we understand it or not, God is merciful. Lamentations 3:31-36, 2 Samuel 3:28-31
   
3. John 10:10 - The devil is the one who came to steal, kill and destroy. Sickness steals, kills and destroys. Sickness does not please God.
4. We need to understand this, so that we know who to resist ('resist the devil and he will flee from you) and who to receive from. We resist the work of the devil such as sickness and disease and eternal death etc, but we receive from the Lord blessings such as healing and salvation etc.
5. Acts 10:38 - sickness is an oppression of the devil.
6. God made Adam and he as without sin or sickness. Romans 5:28 - sin came into the world... through Adam
   
7. Jesus said it was not the parents' nor the blind man's sin that brought about the sickness, but there was a cause.
   
8. Jesus' focus was that he did the work of God in order to bring glory to the Lord. Healing is the work of God.
9. Obedience is an act of faith. The blind man obeyed whatever Jesus told him to do.
   

Jesus healed them all (part 13): the healing of the lunatic son

Matthew 17:14-20

¹⁴When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. ¹⁵"Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. ¹⁶I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him." ¹⁷"O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me." ¹⁸Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment. ¹⁹Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" ²⁰He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

Mark 9:14-29, 33-35

¹⁴When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. ¹⁵As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. ¹⁶"What are you arguing with them about?" he asked. ¹⁷A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. ¹⁸Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not." ¹⁹"O unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me." ²⁰So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. ²¹Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he answered. ²²"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." ²³" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes." ²⁴Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" ²⁵When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again." ²⁶The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." ²⁷But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. ²⁸After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" ²⁹He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer.

³³They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the road?" ³⁴But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. ³⁵Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."

Luke 9:37-43
³⁷The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. ³⁸A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. ³⁹A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. ⁴⁰I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not." ⁴¹"O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here." ⁴²Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. ⁴³And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

1. Don’t miss the supernatural in looking for the spectacular.
2. Don’t miss God looking for things to go your way. It’s easy to receive and there are many ways to receive.
3. Build up your faith. Don’t let it stay puny. Unbelief irritates and annoys the Lord. Jesus rebuked the disciples for having little faith. He expected them to grow in their faith.
4. It’s not just about running fast and hard; the main thing is to run in the right direction!
5. Learn to be quiet and hear from the Lord.
6. Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Faith grows when we hear the word.
7. We don't react to what the devil is doing. We hear from God. Jesus remained calm. He took charge. He asked about the situation. He reminded the boy's father about believing.
8. John 10:10; Proverbs 3: 5 - We believe with the heart. We trust God with our heart. Heart here refers to the core of our being. We don't lean to our understanding, our thinking.
9. Faith arose in the father's heart, and he began to believe. Faith will work in our heart even with doubts in our mind.
10. While Jesus was praying, the boy got worse but he became all well. Don't be shaken.
11. Fasting does not heal people. Fasting does not deliver people. Fasting does not give authority. Fasting does not change God or move God. It is faith which moves God.
12. But fasting is instrumental in powerful and effectual ministry. Fasting changes us. Fasting humbles our flesh.
13. Psalm 35:13 - God does not humble us. We make a choice to humble ourselves before God. Fasting is a way to humble ourselves because we deny our body food, which is something our flesh desires. When we deny our flesh, it gets weaker. Our spirit becomes more sensitive to the Lord.
14. The disciples were weak in faith as they had been arguing about who was the greatest. That is giving in to fleshly ambition. That was why they could not minister healing to the boy.

Jesus healed them all (part 12): the healing of the blind man at Bethsaida

Mark 8:22-26

²²They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. ²³He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" ²⁴He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around." ²⁵Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. ²⁶Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't go into the village."

1. Only recorded in Mark

2. Some things never change – God, the devil, human nature.

a. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
b. He healed 2000 years ago, and He heals today.
c. He provided – He multiplied loaves and fishes; He took a gold coin from a fish’s mouth.
d. People like a ‘no-fault/no-responsibility’ religion – that they don’t have anything to do that affects the will of God. We have to receive the message, believe it and then act on it. Just like the salvation message.

3. The blind man was led out of town; the previous case – a deaf-mute man near the Sea of Galilee was taken aside from the multitude.

4. We can be affected by the faith of the people around us, as their words have power to impact our beliefs. We can also choose not to be affected by those around us, and to believe in the word of God. Our confessions, our words impact us, our bodies.

5. Bethsaida – north-east side of the Sea of Galilee

6. Jesus did not spit on everyone. He was led by the Holy Spirit. So we follow the Holy Spirit and not by our flesh. We do things which please God, not following a method.

7. What God gives is not imperfect. Our reception can be imperfect.

Luke 10:8-16

⁸"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. ⁹Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.' ¹⁰But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, ¹¹'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' ¹²I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. ¹³"Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ¹⁵And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. ¹⁶"He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

Matthew 11:20-24

²⁰ Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. ²¹"Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²²But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ²³And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

8. Jesus never accepted any challenges to PROVE His message. He said that no sign would be given when the Pharisees challenged Him to prove His divinity with signs and wonders.

9. If people do not accept the message, ‘shake the dust’ off your feet and leave, telling them clearly that the kingdom of God is near you.

10. Bethsaida did not accept the message Jesus and the disciples preached.

11. You can lose what you receive if you don’t hold fast to your confession.

Jesus healed them all (part 11): the healing of the deaf and dumb man

Mark 7:31-37
³¹ Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. ³² Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. ³³ And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. ³⁴ Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”
³⁵ Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. ³⁶ Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. ³⁷ And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

1. Those who brought the deaf and dumb man had faith that Jesus could heal him.
2. Jesus took the man aside, away from an unbelieving environment, in order to better minister healing to him.

Jesus healed them all (part 10): the healing of the syrophoenician woman's daughter

Mark 7:24-30
²⁴Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. ²⁵In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. ²⁶The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ²⁷"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." ²⁸"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." ²⁹Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter." ³⁰She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Matthew 15:21-31

²¹Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. ²²A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession." ²³Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us." ²⁴He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." ²⁵The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said. ²⁶He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." ²⁷"Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." ²⁸Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

²⁹Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. ³⁰Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. ³¹The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.

1. Humility makes adjustments.
2. Humility does not take offence.
3. Humility helped her persist.
   
4. Humility receives the grace of God.
5. Her humble reply to the Lord demonstrated great faith in the healing power of God.
   

Jesus healed them all (part 9): the healing of the two blind men

Matthew 9:27-31 (New Living Translation)
²⁷ After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” ²⁸ They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?” “Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.” ²⁹ Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” ³⁰ Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” ³¹ But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.

1. Our faith is based on the Word of God, not on anything we or others experience or say.
2. "Son of David" is a term that identifies Jesus as the One who should come, and recognises that He is the fulfillment of the prophecies. It is a term which demonstrates their faith.
   
3. Matthew 22:41-42 --> Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “He is the son of David." The term also means Messiah (the Saviour or deliverer) or Christ (The Anointed One).
4. What do we believe? That it is impossible or possible for us to be healed? We must believe what the Word of God says.
   
5. Some of us indulge in self-pity and think that we don't deserve what we are suffering. The bible tells us that the wages of sin is death, and all have sinned. So we deserve death, yet God is rich in mercy and grace and reaches down to us to save us. We need mercy because we do wrong. Because of His mercy, we don't reap all that we sow. Because of Jesus' sacrifice, we can come to Him and receive His rich mercy.
   
6. Philippians 2:25-29 --> ²⁵ Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; ²⁶ since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. ²⁷ For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸ Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. ²⁹ Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem;
   In healing a person, God is not only showing mercy to that individual but all around him - his family and friends.
7. Faith is persistent. Faith won't quit or give up.
   
8. The two blind men took the initiative. Many of the individuals in these 19 cases presented in the gospel were determined to get healing. They were not deterred. They broke the roof, pushed through a crowd to touch His garment, shouted to get Jesus' attention, fell before Him in humility...
   
9. Not all are saved, but it is God's will for all to be saved. 1 Timothy 2:3-4 --> ³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, ⁴ who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
10. Not all are healed but it is God's will for all to be healed. Jesus took stripes upon His back for our healing. (1 Peter 2:24)
    
11. Jesus said: Because of YOUR FAITH. Another translation says: ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH. Another says: YOUR REWARD WILL BE EQUAL TO YOUR FAITH.
12. The blind men had faith and were instantly healed when Jesus touched their eyes. In the same way, we can receive our healing when we have faith.
    

Jesus healed them all (part 8): the healing of the woman with the issue of blood

Matthew 9:20-22 (NIV)
²⁰Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. ²¹She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed." ²²Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment.

Luke 8:42-48 (NIV)
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. ⁴³And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. ⁴⁴She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. ⁴⁵"Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you." ⁴⁶But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me." ⁴⁷Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. ⁴⁸Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."

Mark 5:25-35
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. ²⁵And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. ²⁶She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. ²⁷When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, ²⁸because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." ²⁹Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. ³⁰At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" ³¹"You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?' " ³²But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. ³³Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. ³⁴He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

1. God can fix the body as well as recreate the human spirit and bring renewal to the the soul. God can heal ANYTHING.
2. We need to ask in faith: we have not because we ask not.
3. We see here that sickness robbed the woman of all her money. She spent all she had.
4. Doctors do help us get better, but our faith is not in doctors. We can go to the doctor but believe God for healing. We never take our eyes off God and onto doctors. We fix our eyes (even in other areas of our lives like finance) on God alone, and not on man to provide or heal, or deals/medicines to provide or heal. We thank God for doctors, but God is our healer.
   
5. 2 Chronicles 16:12-13 - Asaph sought help only from the doctors for the disease in his feet; he did not put his trust in God. He died as a result
   
6. There are natural remedies that work for our bodies. Paul told Timothy to take a little wine.
   
7. Hezekiah was actually supposed to die from his sickness, but he repented and turned to the Lord. The Lord heard his cry and had mercy on him. Isaiah who earlier prophesied his death, heard from the Lord again about using a poultice to apply to the boil, and he recovered. (Isaiah 38)
   
8. The bible teaches against preaching diets. (1 Timothy 4:1-4) These diets could be personal in that the Holy Spirit shows us what is good for our individual body systems. People should be led by the Holy Spirit, and not focus on the diet or exercise regiment or follow someone. Still, God does give us wisdom regarding what to eat and what not to. These should not become our idols.
9. We don't believe there is anything terminal or incurable as there is nothing impossible for our God.
10. The woman pressed through and took her healing. In Mark 11;23-24, the word receive is akin to take. Faith is like the hand that receives or takes for ourselves.
    
11. The woman drew upon the healing anointing.
12. Faith told her ahead of time what she will receive.
13. The healing anointing saturated the clothes that Jesus wore, but it was not the power alone that healed. The purposeful touch of faith took the power and Jesus felt the power leaving Him.
14. Jesus emphasised that it was her faith that healed her, as her faith drew out the power of God. It is FAITH that receives or takes the healing anointing.
15. If her faith made her whole, my faith can make me whole.
    

Jesus healed them all (review)

1. We can walk in divine health.
2. In the healing of the leper, we learn that God is willing to heal ALWAYS. Jesus says I WILL to us when we come to Him for healing.
   
3. In the healing of Peter's mother- in-law, we see Jesus rebuke sickness and disease, which is the work of the enemy. In the same way, we can rebuke sickness and disease, commanding them to die, and expecting them to do so.
4. We cannot let fear in. Instead, we need to believe.
   

Jesus healed them all (part 7): the healing of jairus' daughter

Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26
¹⁸ While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” ¹⁹ So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.
²³ When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, ²⁴ He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. ²⁵ But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. ²⁶ And the report of this went out into all that land.

Mark 5:21-24, 33-43
²¹ Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. ²² And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet ²³ and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.” ²⁴ So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.
³⁵ While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”
³⁶ As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” ³⁷ And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. ³⁸ Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. ³⁹ When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.”
⁴⁰ And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. ⁴¹ Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” ⁴² Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. ⁴³ But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

Luke 8:40-42, 49-56
⁴⁰ So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. ⁴¹ And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, ⁴² for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.
⁴⁹ While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.”
⁵⁰ But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” ⁵¹ When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. ⁵² Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” ⁵³ And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.
⁵⁴ But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” ⁵⁵ Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. ⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.

1. Jairus had a positive attitude. He had faith, saying that his daughter WILL live when Jesus lays His hand upon her.
   
2. If you say what God says, He will do what you say.
3. Confession means 'saying the same thing.'
4. Jairus was the ruler of the synagogue. He had authority and control, but he was humble in his approach to Jesus. He did not command Jesus or tell Him what to do. Instead he was at Jesus feet and pleading with Him earnestly for Jesus to come.
   

Jesus healed them all (part 6): the healing of the centurion's servant

Matthew 8:5-13 (AMP)
⁵As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him, ⁶And saying, Lord, my servant boy is lying at the house paralyzed and distressed with intense pains. ⁷And Jesus said to him, I will come and restore him. ⁸But the centurion replied to Him, Lord, I am not worthy or fit to have You come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant boy will be cured. ⁹For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it. ¹⁰When Jesus heard him, He marveled and said to those who followed Him who adhered steadfastly to Him, conforming to His example in living and, if need be, in dying also], I tell you truly, I have not found so much faith as this with anyone, even in Israel. ¹¹I tell you, many will come from east and west, and will sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, ¹²While the sons and heirs of the kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth. ¹³Then to the centurion Jesus said, Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed. And the servant boy was restored to health at that very moment.

Luke 7:1-10 (New Living Translation)
¹ When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. ² At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. ³ When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. ⁴ So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, ⁵ “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”

⁶ So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. ⁷ I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. ⁸ I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” ⁹ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” ¹⁰ And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.

1. It is God's will to save and to heal, but not all are saved or healed. This does not change His will. Instead it demonstrates our free will to receive or not receive.
2. Jesus is the express or manifest will of God in action. He does only what His heavenly Father does. He said in verse 7: "I will come and restore him".
3. The centurion was a disciplined soldier who understood military hierarchy, authority and submission in the natural, and he applied it to the supernatural.
   
4. Just as his subordinates would obey his word when he commanded them, he believed that in the same way, sickness and disease would have to leave at the command of Jesus.
5. He was also an honourable man who had contributed to the building of a synagogue, to the extent the Jews spoke up for him.
6. His obedience was pleasing to the Lord, giving the Lord a legal right to bless him. Note that our obedience does not earn God's blessings.
7. The reason this man was commended for having great faith was that he did not ask for a sign to see or to feel. He did not go by his physical senses. He just asked for Jesus for His word and he believed. That is great faith.