I wonder when God is going to
do something
about this problem! Have you ever asked that question? If so, you may
be surprised to find out that the answer depends 100 percent on you.
There's
an incident in Mark 5 that will show you what I mean. Jesus had just
gotten out of a boat and people were pressing all around Him, "thronging
Him," it says. They had Him shoved up against the shoreline when
suddenly there came a man moving through that crowd to get to Jesus.
Throwing
himself at Jesus' feet, Mark records, he prays and beseeches Him
greatly, saying, "My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray
thee, come and lay thy hands on her... and she shall live."
Think
about this situation for a moment. Here's a man who's politically on
the level of the mayor of the city. But he's so doggedly determined to
get to Jesus that he fights his way through the crowd and clears out
enough room to fall at Jesus' feet. He's made a decision—and when he
gets to Jesus, he says exactly what it is: Lay your hands on her and she
shall live.
Let me ask you
something: Who do you think is directing the ministry of Jesus here?
This one man! A man who's made a decision. When he speaks that decision
out, Jesus doesn't say anything. He just stops what He's doing, turns
around and follows him.
In a crowd of literally thousands, the faith decision of one man is directing the actions of Jesus.
What
does that mean to you? It means that if you're sitting around waiting
for Jesus to decide to heal you... for Jesus to decide to help you...for
Jesus to decide to prosper you and give you victory...you're in for a
long wait. Because that's not Jesus' decision.
It's yours.
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