I have heard messages preached on this particular event many times in my Christian years, and it never ceases to amaze me what this woman actually did, because according to Levitical law, she could have been stoned to death for being out like this and being “unclean”. The amazing thing is that Jairus is the man that has this authority, because as we have already noticed, the Bible drew our attention to that fact that he was the Ruler of the Synagogue.

Her...

Ephesians 4:25-32 (New Living Translation)25 So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. 26 And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.

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Bitterness is linked with cynicism• marked by cynicism

A cynic is a person who believes the worst about people or the outcome of events. A cynic believes that all acts are selfish (and are therefore distrusting). They mock and are sarcastic as well as showing contempt for accepted standards, especially those of honesty and morality (Collins English Dictionary).

Remember our earlier definition of bitterness, part of it read - • Showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment (The Collins Concise Dictionary)

Notice that word - unrelenting. Bitterness and resentment can be unrelenting, especially towards people that you think may have wronged you in some way. You become hostile towards them. Let me tell you - love and resentment cannot co-exist. You cannot love someone you resent and are hostile...

Bitterness is loss frozen in resentment. Bitterness grows out of our refusal to let go when someone or something is taken from us (definition taken from http://www.christian.connections-c.com/bit.html)

What is Bitterness?

Bitterness is loss frozen in resentment. Bitterness grows out of our refusal to let go when someone or something is taken from us

Showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment.

marked by cynicism

1 Corinthians 16:13 (NASB)
Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong

Today, in my regular morning devotional, I was reading a passage of Scripture from an old NASB translation that I have in the...

This lady had a flow of blood for 12 years. Imagine that. There is a contrast between this lady and Jairus - and that is the length of time that they have been suffering with their problems - the lady had suffered 12 years, and when Jairus went to Jesus, his daughter had just died.

It was obvious that sickness caused her death, but we don’t know what kind of sickness it was, nor how long she had been sick. It is interesting to note that the Bible...