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Scripture Reflection 5 "Do not be afraid; just have faith." - Mark 5:36

7/01/2012 12:18:00 PM

Every time we experience the hardest in life, we tend to pray. Let’s all face it. There are more petition prayers than thanksgiving. Wonder why? It is because we address more of our need to God. But let me ask you: Do you “ask and believe” or you “ask and doubt”?

They say, the more you expect, the more disappointment you are bound to have. That’s what we experience with other aspects in life. Sometimes, we expect to pass a subject and end up failing. We expect getting the job opportunity but end up being turned down. There are lots of disappointments around us and there are more to come out there.

But with the woman in the gospel, it was a different case. Remember she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” Who would even think of being healed with just a touch of someone’s robe? The woman thought of it and it wasn’t just someone ordinary. It was Jesus. And when Jesus saw the woman, He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has served you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”

This miracle happened a long time ago. But the power of Jesus’ healing never withers. Sometimes, we are so corrupted and occupied with the pain we feel. Sometimes we feel so hurt and afflicted that we feel like we cannot cope up anymore. The woman had her hemorrhages for twelve years already and yet she still believed that even with just a touch of the clothes of Jesus, she can be healed. And she was.

At the same time, Jesus also said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.”

In times when we feel down-trodden, it helps to remember Jesus saying personally to us: “Do not be afraid; just have faith.”

Many times, we say to ourselves that we have a strong faith and that we believe in God. Yet many times, doubt comes into our way. Are we still waiting to witness miracles like those of the Bible for us to be able to believe? Are we still waiting for Jesus to stand right in front of us and raise up someone who died? Disappointing to think but there are some of us at a certain part of our life who waits for these things to happen.

Let me share to you a simple definition of what faith is. Faith is firm belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion. This is all according to Mr. Webster.

Let me take you deeper.

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. By faith, we understand that the universe was ordered by the word of God, so that what is visible came into being through the invisible. (Hebrews 11:1, 3)

Faith is not just merely believing. It is the act of believing that we, the visible exists now because of God, the invisible. It is in the complete surrender to His mighty will that we can come to the fullest.

We don’t need to come and witness every amazing miracle that happened in the Bible for us to believe that Jesus is God and that He is powerful. Ever saw the movie “A Walk To Remember”? Jamie had a lot of things she wanted to do while she still has time to live and Landon wants to help her fulfill everything on her list. He was able to fulfill everything in her list before she died except the one to witness a miracle. But he never realized that he was the miracle for Jamie. He was transformed to a better person. Jamie put her faith in Landon that he can be a good person despite everything he has done.

You see, we look for complicated events when we can say a big “woah!” and consider it a miracle. But we never come to see that every day is a miracle. Isn’t it amazing that we come to be away from our senses for how many hours and then still manage to open up our eyes and go on for another day? That’s the miracle of life.

Now, I ask you again. Do you “ask and believe” or “ask and doubt”?

I tell you, whenever you pray, claim and believe that it will happen. But as you claim, never forget that in whatever we wish and want to happen, it will always be God’s will that shall take place in our lives. And it does not mean that God does not answer our prayers. It’s just that we pray, God thinks about it, God gives us an answer. The answer could be a “yes”, a “no”, or sometimes, “not now”. But always remember that whatever God’s answer is, it is the best for us.

“for we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Cor 5:7)

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, or sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Just let go and let God. Keep the faith.

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