 Did you hear the news? Last year the Seahawks won the Superbowl! I love the informal rallying cry of the year of the quarterback Russell Wilson: “Why not us?”…. Today, we meet a man with the same message: “Why not me?” His name is Jairus ~ he goes to Jesus in boldness and expectation that Jesus can and will heal his only daughter. He “fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with [Jesus] to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.” Why not me? Why not my daughter?
I believe in miracles. I believe Jesus Christ has the power to heal the sick, to raise the dead, to arrange the details of our day so our needs our met, our problems overcome, our world changed. Jesus has unlimited power to bring his healing touch to all. “Why not me?” too many people feel as though they are not worthy of the touch of Jesus, they believe in miracles for other people, they don’t want to change. But the Lord has enough power, enough compassion for all…there is room at the foot of the cross for you.
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Years ago when our son Forest was young, the Peterson’s came to visit. In those days, Forest did not like being alone in his room at night, so it wasn’t to hard to imagine how nice for Justin Peterson, a few years older than Forest, to spend the night in Forest’s room. We explained to the Peterson’s how nice this would be for Forest to have a friend. Justin listened to Forest’s fears, and he turned to Forest and said, “You are never really alone at night…” and as he paused, us adults thought how sweet for this child to comfort Forest with thoughts of the presence of God, but then scientific minded literal Justin continued his thought, “…there are always hundreds of bed bugs not visible to the eye.”
Loneliness.// One of my minor goals today is to not depress you… The bottom line of this message is that there is always hope. /never give up. At the end of this scripture, Luke 8:37-38, there are two responses toward Jesus. You have a choice…. Do you respond like the crowd… or the demon possessed man?  Several months ago my mother and I were visiting Bud and Trudy Forbes ~ I noticed a plaque on their wall: “Don’t tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is.” At the beginning of the scripture the disciples are worried about the storm ~ they wake up Jesus to tell him about it. At the end of the scripture the question is the size of Jesus (READ Luke 8:25b). “Don’t tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is.”
This story is much loved because it is simple and it applies to each of us is so directly. Jesus got into a boat with his disciples, a storm came up, the disciples woke him, and Jesus calmed the storm. There are universal truths going beyond the literal story ~ the Lake is the sea of life, the storm are problems of any kind, the boat is our helplessness, and Jesus is still the Lord who is more amazing than we ever seem to fully grasp. |
 
Carl Crouse, Pastor
At SACC we believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Every Sunday the worship service includes a message from the Bible. My words are an attempt to understand and apply the Bible to our daily living. I post weekly sermons and other biblical messages on this page. May you find meaning and hope as you read through each message and seek to hear God's voice. Leave a comment to ask questions or inspire others with your insights. Categories
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