Jesus agreed, and was going with him, but he had an interruption. The woman with the issue of blood exercised great faith and bravery born of desperation to make her way through the crowd to touch Jesus. Her faith was rewarded with a marvelous healing. By that time, word came that the little girl was already dead, and there was no use for Jesus to come. "Be not afraid, only believe," Jesus told the distraught father.
The Bible says she arose at Jesus' command, and walked. Then Jesus commanded they give her something to eat. Something to eat. That phrase stood out to me when I thought about the newborn Christian. They have been saved and raised to life, so to speak. "Newness of life," the Bible calls it. What must they do then? They need to eat!
The little girl's family was told to feed her! The saved person enters into the family of God that needs to nourish the new believer. They are encouraged to go to church to hear the Word, but most importantly, to read the Bible for themselves, learn to feed themselves. "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:" I Peter 2:2.
When we returned home last week after an absence of several days, I was so disappointed to find my beautiful plant on the porch wilted and drooping. We were anxious to leave and check on our hospitalized grandson, and I didn't think to make provisions for plant watering. Howard had received the Peace Plant from our Sunday School class when he was in the hospital, and we had enjoyed it ever since, but it looked dead now!
I watered it anyway, day after day, and I saw no improvement. Finally, there was a little spark of life with an almost indiscernible strengthening of the stems, then a leaf looked firm and shiny! It was coming back to life! Today's surprise rain shower is just what it needs, and I lost no time in setting it outside for the life-giving drops! We may not see a lot of growth in baby Christians, but with the proper nourishment of living water and the Bread of life, they will flourish!
The little girl's family was told to feed her! The saved person enters into the family of God that needs to nourish the new believer. They are encouraged to go to church to hear the Word, but most importantly, to read the Bible for themselves, learn to feed themselves. "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:" I Peter 2:2.
When we returned home last week after an absence of several days, I was so disappointed to find my beautiful plant on the porch wilted and drooping. We were anxious to leave and check on our hospitalized grandson, and I didn't think to make provisions for plant watering. Howard had received the Peace Plant from our Sunday School class when he was in the hospital, and we had enjoyed it ever since, but it looked dead now!
I watered it anyway, day after day, and I saw no improvement. Finally, there was a little spark of life with an almost indiscernible strengthening of the stems, then a leaf looked firm and shiny! It was coming back to life! Today's surprise rain shower is just what it needs, and I lost no time in setting it outside for the life-giving drops! We may not see a lot of growth in baby Christians, but with the proper nourishment of living water and the Bread of life, they will flourish!
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