Before his sermon even got started, our choir sang a beautiful song with these lyrics...
Order my steps in Your word dear Lord,
lead me, guide me everyday,
send Your anointing, Father I pray;
order my steps in Your word,
please order my steps in Your word.
Humbly, I ask Thee to teach me Your will,
while You are working, help me be still,
Satan is busy, but my God is real;
order my steps in Your word,
please, order my steps in Your word.
Bridle my tongue let my words edify,
let the words of my mouth be acceptable in Thy sight,
take charge of my thoughts both day and night;
please order my steps in Your word,
please order my steps in Your word.
I want to walk worthy, my calling to fulfill.
Please order my steps Lord, and I'll do your blessed plan.
Your world is every changing, but you are still the same.
I'll praise your name
Order my steps in Your word.
Order my tongue in Your word.
Guide my feet in Your word.
Wash my heart in Your word.
Show me how to walk in Your word.
Show me how to talk in Your word.
When I need a brand new song to song,
show me how to let your praises ring,
in your word.
Notes I took:
*flesh presses, faith touches. -St. Augustine
*Jairus' requests for healing is about to be upgraded to a request for resurrection. -Jeremiah
*Three miracles of people who Jesus resurrects from the dead in the Gospels.
-Jairus' daughter little girl just died
-widow's son young man carrying to be buried
-Lazarus adult died for 4 days
demonstrate the totality of Jesus' ability to overcome death. -Jeremiah
*If I have you by the hand, death is nothing but sleep.(words of Jesus) -Timothy Keller
Summary of the text:
*Jairus meets Jesus just as he has crossed by boat over to the other side of the lake.*Jairus explains to Jesus the state his 12 yr old daughter is in, sick almost to death.
*Jesus agrees to go with him.
*Crowds begin to press against Jesus and a women who has been bleeding for 12 years touches Jesus.
*Immediately, power goes out from Jesus to this women and her faith heals her.
*The women, in fear, falls at Jesus feet and tells him the whole truth.
*Jesus explains that her faith has healed her and she may go knowing He knows her.
*Men from Jairus' house come to Jesus and Jairus and tell that his daughter has died and there is no need for the teacher.
*Jesus tells Jairus, "Don't be afraid, just believe."
*Jesus takes Jairus, the mother, and his 3 disciples that are with him into the house and tells the little girl, "honey, it's time to get up"
*The little girl gets up immediately, walks around and is offered some food
My application:
Just as Jairus goes to Jesus with a prayer request, we too do the same thing. And through the story of Jairus' journey, we can see just how close and personal our Jesus is to our needs. He hears us, and he has a plan for every request we make. For the woman, her request to Jesus was answered immediately. For Jairus, God tested his faith through the journey back to his home and ultimately answers his request greater than he had asked for. When we make requests to Jesus, more often than not, we go on our journey as Jairus did. Jesus is with us the entire time and sometimes along the way to answering our request He answers other people's requests. And I can fully admit that it frustrates me and I believe Jairus was probably frustrated too. We think our request is more urgent than everyone else's, we know God is with us, so why does he wait? Jairus faith grew during this period of time and I believe Jesus desires to grow our faith in Him as well. We don't see the answer to our requests right away because He has a plan, He's on a journey with us. And the best part of this story for me is how Jesus ultimately upgrades the answer to Jairus' request by resurrecting his daughter from the dead.
Jesus hears our prayers, and sometimes He answers them immediately, but other times, He takes us on a journey, where He never leaves our side, He demonstrates His power in others so that our faith can be grown, and almost always answers our prayers greater than what we have asked for.
Jesus orders my steps, and through His word I learn just who He is. I'm so glad I know Jesus, that He hears my every prayer, and will answer them.
Lord Jesus,
I lift up to you right now those around me who do not know you as their personal Savior. Lord Jesus will you draw them to you. Will you show yourself to them just as you did to Jairus and his family as well as to the woman in this story. Jesus soften their hearts, and while you do so, may I be patient on the journey to their healing. Show me Lord where my faith must be strengthen and continue to use me as you so desire.
I also lift up to you the hearts of the children and their parents who I will one day be working alongside of in Kenya. May you Lord prepare the way, order there steps, and may they come to know you as their personal Savior.
I pray Lord for my obedience and faith. Strengthen me through your Word, may I seek you for every need, and have the faith to know you will always answer them, according to your will. Walk close beside me Lord and don't let me off the path you have me on. Order my steps in Your word.
I lift up to you specifically the team of people that you are orchestrating to be apart of your ministry to the families in Kenya. May you be working in their hearts to want to be apart, may they give cheerfully to You, and Lord will you bless them for their obedience.
I lift up to you the kids here in San Diego and around the country who you desire to show yourself to through this ministry. Guard their hearts Lord and may they desire to be faithful to you and the will you have for their lives.
You oh Lord are amazing. You love me so much and are always with me. Continue to order my steps each and every day.
In your precious and powerful name I pray,
Amen
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