In chapter 4, the Lord said, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” Now we read, “They came over unto the other side.” The Lord always fulfills His Word, even though a storm may come into our lives.
A wild man with an unclean spirit met the Lord when He came out of the ship. This man was like many today, living among the dead with an old nature that cannot be controlled. The Lord Jesus delivered this poor man who was now seen “sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind.” Were the people of that area happy to be free of a man possessed with a devil, or were they sad that their swine (pigs) perished in the sea? They were sad, and the healed man was glad. They wanted Jesus to leave, but he wanted to be with the Lord Jesus.
Twelve years is a long time to be sick and seeing doctors. First one doctor tried to help the sick woman, then another and another, until all her money was gone. One day she heard that Jesus was passing by and knew that He could heal her. Her faith was rewarded, and she went to her house healed and in peace.
Was the Lord too late by the time He arrived at Jairus’s house? Remember that He is “the resurrection, and the life” (John 11:2525Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: (John 11:25)), and soon all will be raised — some for eternal judgment and some for eternal blessing. When He took that girl’s hand, death had to leave, and she got up and walked around the room. What a blessed Savior we have, and His love is as great as His power.
1. Most people live in comfortable homes. Where did the man with an unclean spirit spend his nights and days? __________ Mark 5:___
2. When the people from the city and the country saw what was done for the man possessed with the devil, what did they want Jesus to do? __________ Mark 5:___
3. Jesus is Lord. When the healed man was sent home to tell “how great things the Lord hath done,” what did he begin to publish in Decapolis? __________ Mark 5:___
4. A certain woman who had been bleeding for 12 years thought that by just touching the Lord’s clothes, she would be healed. What made her whole (healed) of her plague? __________ Mark 5:___
5. When Jesus came to the ruler’s house, many wept and wailed. What did they do when the Lord said, “The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth”? __________ Mark 5:___