….and Jesus rose and followed him. Matthew 9:19
We only know others following Jesus. Some left everything and followed, whereas others followed him out of curiosity. Interestingly, in the above verse, we read that “Jesus rose and followed him”. What moved Jesus was that he rose up and followed Jairus, the synagogue ruler, who informed Jesus of the death of his daughter and asked him to come and raise her up to life. Jairus believed that Jesus has authority over life, a truth which the Jewish leaders consistently refused to believe in, even towards the end of his ministry when he proclaimed this truth at the tomb of Lazarus they only wanted to kill Jesus rather than believing his authority over life. Yet it was this same belief that drove Jairus to Jesus, begging him to come and lay his hands upon his daughter. Seeing such faith, Jesus rose up and followed him. Our Lord is ready to come after all who believe that He is the Lord of life. When we entrust all of our lives and acknowledge Him to be the Lord of our lives, he is ready to come along with us. The author and Lord of life doesn't sit and command us, instead, he goes along with those who entrust their life in his hands. Jairus believed what the people of his day refused to believe concerning Jesus, and Jesus rose up and followed him to do great work in his house. The challenge is the same for us today. We are called to believe what the world refuses to believe concerning Jesus. He is the Lord of life, and all of my life belongs to Him. If you truly believe this, then you shall have this Jesus walking with you for your sake.
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