JAIRUS VERSUS THE ROMAN CAPTAIN

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Sometimes ago, I wrote about the Roman Captain who asked Jesus to give the order and his servant will be healed. And in a previous post I also talked about Jairus one of the rulers of the synagogue who wanted Jesus to come and heal his daughter at home. Today, I will like to compare these two characters.

I noticed these two individuals have some similarities and differences which I will like to talk about. The similarity between them is that they both wanted healing. While the Captain wanted healing for his servant, Jairus wanted healing for his dying daughter. So both of them are on the same page. The only difference between them is their approach. While Jairus wanted Jesus to come physically to his house to heal his daughter, the Captain just wanted Jesus to use the power of the spoken word. Being a captain in the army he understood the meaning of order. Orders are not negotiable in the army. They even have a popular saying which goes thus: "obey before complain.” It works exactly the same way in the spirit.

So Jairus took Jesus home while the Captain requested for a word to be spoken to his situation of concern. Well both of them got answers to their requests but one answer came faster and easier than the other. The answer to the Captain’s request did not stress Jesus, while that of Jairus did. Immediately Jesus spoke to the captain's situation his servant who was some distance away was healed on the same spot. Jesus did not have to be there physically. Distance is not a barrier in the realm of the spirit. Words in the spiritual realm have creative power! On the other hand before Jesus got into the house of Jairus his daughter was dead! If Jairus had been like that Captain he wouldn't have bothered Jesus to come into his home and his daughter wouldn't have died before getting there. Thank God even death was no match for Jesus. And what power did Jesus used to raise the girl? The same power He used for the Roman Captain – the power of the spoken word. The effect would have been the same and much faster if he hadn’t insisted on Jesus coming to his home.

My friend, you can no longer get hold of Jesus physically like Jairus did. But He left His word and His Holy Spirit to help you achieve the same result as He did when He was here. There is great power in your words. If you understand and use it well, you will eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:22.

You need to learn from both the Roman Captain and Jairus. Start issuing orders to those unfavourable circumstances of your life. Don’t wait till you see your Pastors or till they come and lay their hand on you or till some kind of ceremony is performed before you see God at work. As a believer you have the basic power to cast out demons and heal the sick. This power is given to those who believe. Do you believe? Then you have the power!!!

“And these signs will follow those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:17-18 NKJV

“Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits” Daniel 11:32 NKJV

Can you see how powerful you are as a child of God? Have you been underrating yourself? This power is not limited to Pastors, Bishops or Evangelists alone. It is for those who believe. And your access to this power is your faith in Christ and the spoken word. Shalom.