In today's sermon, we take a look at both the legal and theological issues involved, which reminds us that, ultimately, God's judgment and justice will prevail.
When most people saw the situation with Jarius's daughter as hopeless, Jesus instead saw potential that simply needed to be unleashed by providing for her the things that every woman needs.
We have the almost unimaginable opportunity to be called friends of God and, to facilitate this, He has given us the assurance that He has shared in—and can relate to—all of the pain and hardship we as human beings endure in this life.
Jesus used a parable that described the misfortunes of a traveler who suffered until he was blessed by a certain Samaritan who came to him. And when he saw him, he had compassion on him.