MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 9/30/2026
10:23 AM
My
Worship Time Focus:
Intro to “Jesus’
Compassionate Power”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke
8:40-56
Message of the verses: “40 And as Jesus was returning, the people
welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him. 41 And a man named Jairus
came, and he was an official of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus’ feet, and
began urging Him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about
twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing
against Him. 43 And a woman who had suffered a chronic flow of blood for twelve
years, and could not be healed by anyone, 44 came up behind Him and touched the
fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. 45 And Jesus said,
“Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter
said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.” 46 But Jesus
said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had left Me.” 47 Now
when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell
down before Him, and admitted in the presence of all the people the reason why
she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And He said to
her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” 49 While He was
still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue official, saying,
“Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore.” 50 But when Jesus
heard this, He responded to him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe,
and she will be made well.” 51 When He came to the house, He did not allow
anyone to enter with Him except Peter, John, and James, and the girl’s father
and mother. 52 Now they were all weeping and mourning for her; but He said,
“Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” 53 And they began laughing
at Him, knowing that she had died. 54 He, however, took her by the hand and
spoke forcefully, saying, “Child, arise!” 55 And her spirit returned, and she
got up immediately; and He ordered that something be given her to eat. 56 Her
parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.”
John MacArthur writes the following introduction to
these verses: “Ever since the fall, life
on the cursed earth has been subject to disease, disaster, and death. Tragedy, sorrow, misery, and suffering are
woven into the fabric of human existence.
Death is a universal experience, and into the fabric of human
existence. Death is a universal
experience, and all sophisticated modern medical technology can do is postpone the
inevitable. Because of man’s God-given
capacity for love and relationships, sickness and death also produce intense
grief and sadness.” I certainly know all
about that truth, as my dear wife of almost 53 years passed away two months and
one day ago.
“Jesus understood the suffering
associated with disease and death. He
was, as Isaiah predicted, ‘A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief’ (Isa.
53:3). As He observed the outpouring of
sorrow and grief over the death of Lazarus, ‘He was deeply moved in spirit and
was troubled’ (John 11:33; cf. v38) and ‘wept’ (v.35).”
(John 11:38)
“38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the
tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.”
“The Lord,
of course, knew that He was about to raise Lazarus from the dead. But He grieved over the universally
devastating impact of sin in a fallen world.
“But despite the ruinous effects of
sin, there is still hope. There is One
coming who has the power to reverse the curse; to heal all diseases and restore
paradise. He is the One promised by the
Old Testament prophets; the Messiah, Savior and King. He will set up the millennial kingdom, an
Eden-like world where long life spans will be the norm (Isa. 65:20).”
(Isa. 65:20)
“20 No more shall there be in it an infant who
lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill out his days, for the
young man shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old
shall be accursed.”
“After the
millennial kingdom, the present earth and heaven will be destroyed (2 Peter
3:10), and the Lord will create a new heaven and a new earth from which
disease, death, sorrow, and suffering will be forever banished (Rev. 21:1-5;
cf. Isa. 65:17; 66:22)”
(2 Peter 3:10)
“10 But the day of the Lord will come like a
thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies
will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on
it will be exposed.”
(Rev. 21:1-5; cf. Isa. 65:17; 66:22)
“1 ¶ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for
the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from
the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will
dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them
as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear
from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning,
nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
5 And he who was seated on the throne
said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for
these words are trustworthy and true.”
“17 ¶ "For behold, I create new heavens and a
new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.”
“22 "For as the new heavens and the new earth
that I make shall remain before me, says the LORD, so shall your offspring and
your name remain.”
“The New Testament makes it
unmistakably clear that only one person can accomplish those things—the Lord
Jesus Christ. All other claimants are charlatans,
fakes, and frauds (cf. John 10:7-8).”
(cf. John 10:7-8)
“7 So Jesus again said to them, "Truly,
truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and
robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
“The New
Testament was written to establish that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, Lord, and
Savior, the second person of the Trinity incarnate. He alone was born of a virgin, lived a
sinless life, rose from the dead, and demonstrated absolute power over the
natural realm and the spiritual realm.
“This section of Luke’s gospel
presents two more illustrations of Jesus’ supernatural power over disease and
death. It is the story of one miracle,
the raising of a synagogue ruler’s daughter, sandwiched around another miracle,
the healing of a woman with hemorrhage. This account provides insight into the
personal aspect of His ministry; what He was feeling. It takes us as far into the nature of the
God-Man as the human mind can go, revealing that the Lord Jesus Christ not only
had the power to heal, but also the compassionate desire to do so. As the story unfolds, eight aspects of Jesus’
ministry to people become evident: His
accessibility, availability, interpretability, inexhaustibility, faithfulness, perspective,
power, and priority.”
Spiritual meaning for my life
today: I have mentioned the death of
my wife earlier in this SD, and this section reinforces the truth that Jesus
cares for me as I go through this difficult time in my life and I believe will
help me to get through it.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Trust the Lord to do what He does in order to
help me to get through this period of mourning over the death of my wife.
9/30/2026
10:59 AM
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