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12/22/2025

PRAISE THE LORD! To God be the Glory! Mark 5:35-36 says, "While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. 'Your daughter is dead,' they said. 'Why bother the teacher anymore?' Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, 'Don't be afraid; just believe.'"

Jairus went out to Jesus for help because he felt that was his only hope left. But while he waited, he got the most devastating news that knocks the wind out of any parent: "Your daughter is dead, don't bother the Teacher anymore. In that moment, you can imagine how Jairus must have felt: the fear, the despair, the lost hope. Yet before Jairus could even open his mouth to respond, Jesus stepped in. He didn't allow the voice of fear to take root. He cut straight through the noise and said, "Don't be afraid; just believe.

What struck me was Jesus's immediate and powerful intervention. He did not wait for Jairus to come to Him; Jesus addressed the problem immediately, showing us the power of His intervention. No Fear, only Believe. He intervened right at the sound of hopelessness. He overheard the bad report and immediately spoke life. That's the kind of Saviour we serve. He steps into the moment before fear can settle in. He silences doubt before it can grow. He reminds us that even when the situation looks dead, His word still carries resurrection power.

So the next time you're praying, and suddenly everything around you starts falling apart, when chaos tries to drown out your faith, don't stop seeking God. Don't pull back. Don't assume it's over. Sometimes what looks dead is only sleeping in God's timeline. Sometimes the delay is divine. Sometimes heaven is showing off your faith to the enemy.

And in those moments, hear Jesus speaking to you the same way He spoke to Jairus: *Do not be afraid. Just believe.* He heard the report then, and He hears your prayer now. Keep trusting. Keep believing.
- Clairmont Humphrey

12/20/2025

PRAISE THE LORD! To God be the Glory! James 1:22-24 says, "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like."

When you stand in front of a mirror, it tells you the truth. It doesn't flatter, it doesn't hide anything, and it doesn't negotiate. It simply reflects what's there. You check your hair, your clothes, your posture, making sure everything lines up with how you want to present yourself to the world. And the moment you walk away, you carry the memory of that reflection, at least for a while. But as time passes and distractions pile up, that image fades. You forget the details, and if something is out of place, you probably won't fix it until the mirror calls you back again.

James reminds us that the Word of God works the same way, but on a far deeper level. Scripture is the only mirror that reveals not just the outer shell, but the heart, the motives, the hidden struggles, and the quiet places where God is calling us to grow. The Bible doesn't just show us who we are; it shows us who we were meant to be.

But here's the catch: looking isn't enough. A mirror is useless if you walk away and do nothing. God's word calls for response, correction, obedience, and transformation. It challenges us to move beyond inspiration into action, beyond good intentions into real change.

So don't just be a hearer, be a doer. Let the word confront you, shape you, and send you forward with purpose. Because when you act on what God shows you, you're not just avoiding deception, you're stepping into the life He designed for you.
- Clairmont Humphrey