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The man was so grateful that before Jesus left, he asked if he could go with Him. But Jesus told him that wasn’t the plan. “Go home to your friends,” He said, “and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you" (verse 19, "New King James Version"). That’s what I’m saying to you today. Go tell people what Jesus has done for you. Tell them how He has set you free and then offer to pray for them. They need to know He cares for them. They need to experience His love and power, so they too can be set free. Jesus Kept It Simple The second man we read about in Mark 5 is Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue in Capernaum. He, too, came and fell at Jesus’ feet. “My little daughter lieth at the point of death,” he told Jesus. “I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him” (verses 23-24). Don’t you love that? Jesus was so easy! He didn’t even hesitate in that situation. When Jairus told Him what he wanted, Jesus simply headed for his house. Of course, as you know if you’ve read the story, it took a while for them to get there because on the way they ran into someone else who needed healing. A woman who’d been suffering with an issue of blood for 12 years. She’d spent all her money on doctors and had just gotten worse. Jesus was her only hope. So, she had pushed her way through the crowd and come up behind Him. “If I may touch but his clothes,” she said, “I shall be whole” (verse 28). Jesus didn’t even know that woman was there when she touched Him! Yet the moment she did, the healing power of God that was in Him flowed into her: “And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague” (verse 29). Afterward, Jesus stopped to talk to her. But while Jairus was waiting for her to finish her story, a messenger came to tell him his daughter was dead. Jesus heard and said to Jairus, “Be not afraid, only believe” (verse 36). Then He went on to Jairus’ house and did exactly what Jairus had asked Him to do. He took that little girl by the hand, raised her up, and she was healed and lived. Although blind Bartimaeus isn’t in Mark 5, his story is another wonderful example of how simple Jesus made it for people to receive healing. When he cried out to Jesus for mercy, Jesus just said, “What do you want Me to do for you?" “I want to see,” he replied. “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go your way; your faith has made you well.’ And immediately he received his sight” (Mark 10:52, "NKJV"). Jesus still operates the same way today! He makes it simple for us to receive healing from Him ourselves, and as we go out and tell people about Him, He makes it simple for us to minister healing to others. “But what if I’m not in any condition to minister to anyone else?” you might ask. “What if I still have aches and pains in my own body, or I’m feeling depressed?” Then, other than feeding on God’s Word, going out and ministering to someone is the best thing you can do! Staying focused on yourself and the problems you’re facing won’t help you at all. It will just make you more depressed. You’ll wind up throwing yourself a pity party and thinking dumb stuff like: Nobody loves me. Nobody cares for me. God doesn’t even love me. That’s not what the Bible says! It says God loves you as much as He loves Jesus. It calls you His dearly beloved child and tells you in Psalm 103, to “forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies” (verses 2-4, "NKJV"). Focus on what God says about you, not on temporary symptoms and circumstances. See yourself as He sees you—crowned with lovingkindness and tender mercies. See yourself with the Greater One living in you. As the temple of the Holy Spirit. As a joint heir with Jesus who has called and empowered you to be a light in a dark world (1 John 4:4; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Romans 8:17; Ephesians 5:8). Then go out and be that light! Get yourself off your mind and say, “Father, what do You want me to do? I will do it. If You want me to go pray for the sick, I’ll go pray for the sick.” If you don’t know how to tell people yet that Jesus saves and heals, take them books about Him. Share good, anointed messages with them, or watch Believer’s Voice of Victory with them. Then ask, “Would you like me to pray for you?” and open the door for Jesus to work. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. You’ll be amazed at what He can do! V _____________________________ ********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** Release the Nature and Power of God in Your Life! ORDER NOW! $14.99 "Walking in the Fruit of the Spirit" by Gloria Copeland now $14.99 reg $19.99 #B201136 In Gloria Copeland’s new book, "Walking in the Fruit of the Spirit," you will discover… • How to look and act more like Jesus every day • How to walk in the power that heaven promises • Your true identity as a child of God • How to activate all nine fruit of the spirit—and be more than a conqueror in any situation! Order Gloria’s new book today and put God’s powerful Word into action in your life! KCM.ORG/MAG | 1-800-600-7395 FREE standard shipping included. 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