Matthew 9:18

 Matthew 9:18 says, While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.  While Jesus was still speaking, a certain ruler came to Him, worshipping Him and asking Him to bring his daughter to life again.  The ruler said that he knew if Jesus would just lay His hand on her that she would live again.  We today need to acknowledge that Jesus did not come just to heal us physically, but to heal us spiritually, and if we come to Him in faith, He will do so.  This is not to say that God cannot heal us physically, but the emphasis should always be on spiritual healing, and then no matter what happens to this old physical body, we still have everlasting life through Christ.  Verse nineteen declares, And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.  This time, Jesus and His disciples went with the man.  He could have raised the girl without following the man had He chosen to.  We must allow God to work in His own way in every situation.  We cannot say that since Jesus acted in a certain way in a past situation that He must act the same way in all situations, but must simply put our faith in Him to do what is best in all situations.  Verse twenty says, And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:  While Jesus was on the way to the rulers house, He was touched by a woman who suffered from an issue of blood for twelve years.  She had faith that she could be healed by simply touching the hem of Jesus' garment as the next verse states.  Verse twenty-one, For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.  Then verse twenty-two states, But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.  Jesus acknowledged the woman and said that her faith had made her whole, and not the physical act of touching His garment.  When we come to Jesus for healing, it is an act of faith and not a physical act.  Verse twenty-three says, And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,  Then verse twenty-four adds, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.  Jesus, when He got to the house, told the people to stand aside because the girl was not dead but only sleeping.  The people laughed at Jesus with scorn.  There are a lot of people today who are spiritually dead, who instead of coming to Jesus for healing by putting their faith in Him  instead laugh at Him with scorn.  Verse twenty-five declares, But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.  When the people allowed Jesus to come in, He took the girl by her hand and she arose.  When we allow Jesus to come into our life today, He will take us by the hand and we will be spiritually resurrected.