The People Jeered
Today as I spent time in God's presence with a preface of absorbing in His Word, I read in the book of Matthew about several of Jesus' incredible miracles. One miracle of which was when he healed Jairus' little girl. To every outward evidence they were given, this young lady was dead and gone from her parents' arms and the life she lived here on this earth. Yet when Jesus came on the scene with great faith, he said something so weird to the rest of the grieving crowd there. He said she was simply sleeping. Now be honest. If you have been a Christian for a length of time and have read this story before, I'm sure you may have turned a questioned expression up to this statement at least once in innocent ignorance. It's understandable. I'm sure the people weren't dumb. They knew a dead person when they saw one. But here comes this crazy person saying the girl was just asleep. If you were there, you probably would have questioned Jesus' words. Admit i...