The Gentleness of Jesus
The Bible tells us to fix our hope on the Lord. In Mark 5 we read of two people who did that and they found Jesus to be available, impartial, gracious, and powerful.
We see one more thing about Jesus in this text. One of the people who reached out to Jesus was a man whose daughter died but Jesus brought her back to life.
But then after that incredible display of power, Jesus demonstrated gentleness to this young girl. He gave a command that no one should tell what He had done for her. I believe this was an expression of gentle thoughtfulness. Jesus did want this girl to become a spectacle.
Also, Jesus said that something should be given the girl to eat. She had been sick for several days and, no doubt, needed to eat something. Again, what a great insight into the gentleness of Jesus.
You can put your hope in the gentle Savior.
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posted by Pastor Bruce @ 4:37 PM
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I always thought that Jesus was merely being 'modest' when he asked the people not to disclose what he had done for the girl, but now I see that it was for the girl's own good that Christ commanded that. The fact that he didn't want her to become a spectacle had never crossed my mind. Thanks for the insight on Christ's gentleness.
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