Daily Readings (Page 139)

How do these verses show the deity and humanity of Christ?  

In what way does the reversal of these two humanly impossible situations of disease and death help you to set your hope in the Lord Jesus?  

God allowed Jairus’ daughter to pass away before the arrival of Jesus. What does this reveal to you about God and His ways?  

Consider how the term “daughter” is used in this two accounts and how this woman had turned from an unclean outsider into a “daughter”. How does this term of endearment reveal God’s heart towards those who turn to Him in faith?

What is common between this woman and Jairus? What can we learn about the nature of faith?  

What does this account teach you about how God draws our hearts to Him? 

What would give you the courage to acknowledge or testify to the Lordship of Christ unashamedly?  

Contrast the response by the demon-possessed men and the herdsmen. How do we respond to Jesus and His work in and around our lives?  

How did the unclean spirit address Jesus?

Why did Jesus contrast between fear and faith?