His daughter’s illness had persisted and it seemed there was
no cure. The physicians said there was no hope, and that in a few hours, she
will be gone. But he was not ready to give up on his only beloved daughter. If
there was anything else that could save her life, he was ready to try it.
Then he remembered the Man of God, the man who did
miraculous things, including healing the sick. Perhaps he could ask the Man of
God to heal his daughter. Putting aside any ego, he set off to find the Man of
God. As he left his home, all he hoped for was to meet the Man of God on time.
He finally found the man of God, in the midst of an almost suffocating
crowd. He reached to the man of God, fell at his feet and begged Him to come to
his house. To this the Man of God agreed. Yet, His journey was delayed because
He had to address a woman who declared that she was instantly cured the moment she
touched Him. His heart was full of joy that indeed this Man of God was
powerful. He thought that if a woman could be healed by simply touching Him,
how much more will his daughter be healed when the Man of God touches her?
He was still in his train of thoughts when a man from his
house came and said to him, “Your daughter is dead; do not worry the man of
God!”
Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you were
almost sure you had the solution? Your GPA was at its all-time high. You were
almost sure you had met ‘the one’. You were called to the final stage of the
interview. The treatment has yielded the right quality of eggs and sperm for
the first time. And then, you face the greatest disappointment. An ‘F’ follows
the all-time high GPA. ‘The One’ leaves you for someone else. The recruiter
tells you they could only make space for one person, and that was not you. The
right quality of eggs and sperm did not result in the babies. Then you wonder, “Is
there still need to trust God?”
He asked himself, “Is it not over? Is there still need to
trust this Man of God? Let me go home and mourn with my wife!”
But the Man of God answered him, “do not be seized with
alarm or struck with fear; simply believe in Me as able to do this, and she
shall be made well…”
And as the story goes, the girl was raised from the dead. What a miracle! No, he was not expecting this.
I do not know where you are in the miracle you have been
waiting for, but this story I have shared is to resound the words of Jesus, “Simply
believe in Me as able to do this!” The situation may have got to the point
where it seems there is no more hope. You may have tried all you felt you
could, and thought this time around the challenge will be over, only to be
faced with a more daunting challenge. I just want to assure you that God is
about to do a bigger miracle. He is about to do a miracle that exceeds your
imagination and expectation. It is not over. God is not done with you. If
there is any shred of faith left in you, trust Him.
I know it is not easy to overcome the disappointment or the
overwhelming uncertainties. But you are just a step away from 'the bigger miracle'.
May God give you the grace and strength to trust and wait on Him.
Remain blessed.
[Bible story culled from Luke 8: 40-56, AMP].
