When They Laughed at Jesus But He Still Walked In
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Jesus doesn’t back down when fear tries to take over. He confronts it with sovereign authority.
Have you ever stood in a moment where everything around you felt urgent? When time was slipping through your fingers, your heart was racing with anxiety, and your prayers felt desperate?
If you’ve ever been there, you’re not alone.
That’s exactly the kind of moment we see unfold in Mark 5, through the eyes of a man named Jairus.
Jairus was a synagogue leader. He was someone well-acquainted with religious duty, structure, and community expectation. He held a position of respect, yet none of his influence could save his daughter. All of his knowledge, resources, and status failed him in the face of impending loss.
So, with dignity stripped away by desperation, Jairus did the only thing left to do, he ran to Jesus, the One his colleagues may have questioned, but whom his spirit now fully hoped in.
“My little daughter is dying. Please come and lay Your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” Mark 5:23
Jesus, in His compassion, agreed. And together, they began walking toward what Jairus hoped would be a miracle.
But then… a delay.
A woman who had suffered for twelve years ostracized, physically afflicted, and ceremonially unclean, reached for Jesus in the crowd. Her faith moved her to touch the hem of His garment. And Jesus, perceiving that power had gone out from Him, stopped. He turned to find her, to affirm her faith, and to restore her.
Now pause and imagine what that must have felt like for Jairus.
Time was slipping away. Every second mattered. And the Savior he believed would save his daughter… was standing still.
And then the unthinkable happened:
“Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?” Mark 5:35
The words must have shattered his world. The miracle he hoped for gone. The promise he thought he was walking toward was cut off. And yet, in that moment of overwhelming sorrow, Jesus does not flinch.
He turns to Jairus and speaks what may be two of the most important sentences ever recorded in the Gospels:
“Don’t be afraid. Just believe.” Mark 5:36
Jesus is telling him to replace fear with faith in the One who holds power over death itself. This trust in divine sovereignty.
When they reached the house, grief had already moved in. The mourners were weeping. The community had declared the situation final. And when Jesus said, “She is not dead but asleep,” the people did not believe.
In fact, they laughed at Him.
“But they laughed at Him. After He put them all out, He took the child’s father and mother… and went in where the child was.” Mark 5:40
They laughed because they believed He was absurd. Their natural understanding of death could not comprehend supernatural power. Their unbelief tried to shut the door on hope.
But Jesus did something both simple and profound:
He removed the unbelief from the room.
He put out the mockers, cleared the space of doubt, and walked into the silence.
And with gentle authority, He took the girl by the hand and said:
“Little girl, I say to you, get up.”
And immediately she did.
So, what do we learn?
Jesus has authority over death.
He is not intimidated by delay.
He does not need approval to perform miracles.
He walks into places others have walked out of.
He speaks life into what the world has already declared dead.
He moves in divine timing, not human urgency.
And He still does today.
Maybe you find yourself in a situation that feels too far gone.
Maybe your prayers have stretched over weeks, months, or even years with no apparent shift.
Maybe the voices around you or inside you are saying, “Why bother the Teacher anymore?”
But I want to remind you of this truth:
Jesus still says, “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.”
Those words remind us of active faith. They remind us that delay is not denial. That grief does not cancel God’s promises. That even when people laugh or doubt, Jesus still walks in.
This truth is woven into every page of Sin the Great Joker.
It’s about surrender and learning to trust Jesus.
Holding onto faith when fear feels louder than truth.
And choosing to believe even when others don’t.
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And friend, never forget this:
Even when they laugh…
Even when hope looks lifeless…
Even when you feel like giving up…
Jesus still walks in.
And when He does, everything changes.
With eternal perspective,
Liz
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9
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