Interruptions are a lack of control. Powerless, not able to mandate a schedule effectively. Helplessness, Anxiety, and Pressure to juggle multiple tasks. Irritability, emotional investment, and personal efforts. Completing a task and delaying gratification. Frequent interruptions are disorganized and impact one’s professional occupation. Interruptions could be rudeness and social. Rude, disrespectful, and violating the norm of public behavior. There are significant obstacles.
When we embrace interruptions, we open ourselves to their transformative power. They can be the catalysts that lead us to our divine purpose, filling us with Hope and optimism. These interruptions, when seen through the lens of Faith, can lead to divine transformations and opportunities for growth.
In the Gentile community, Jesus healed and delivered a man from a psychotic disorder. Jarius, the synagogue leader, verse 24.
24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
Verse 24 Desperation. Seek to help Jarius’s dying daughter. His plea echoes the desperation of a parent’s heart.
Jesus, too, experienced many interruptions. In Chapter 1, he was interrupted while praying.
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
In Chapter 2, men brought a paralytic man to him through the roof.
3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.
In chapter 1, he was interrupted by a leper.
Mark 1:40-43, King James Version
40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away
In Chapter 5, a woman with a persistent faith interrupted him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
These interruptions were not random but opportunities for Jesus to minister to someone’s life. Similarly, when we face interruptions, we should see them as opportunities to serve and minister to others.
My interruptions are not random occurrences but divine opportunities. While Jesus’ day may have been 10,000 years, it’s important to remember that God’s timing is always perfect. Delay does not mean denial. Jarius took a chance, broke protocol, and made a house call. Jesus responded immediately, teaching us the value of divine timing and patience. This story reminds us to hold on to Hope, for it is a powerful force that can uplift and encourage us.
Mark 5: Interrupter
Jarius Daughter Dying girl 12 years old Being anxious, tending off anger From Faith to Frustration Emotions Getting Interrupted
Woman with the Issue of Blood Dealing with it for 12 years Permissible
Jesus did not see interruptions as annoyances but as a part of his mission. Interruptions want us to address this. Jesus has to restore her (no secret disciple). While waiting, time runs out. The news comes too late; the daughter died. Fear, fury, and frustration equal a Dad’s mind. He had taken the risk. The risk was for nothing. Jarius attempted to hope. It appears to be over. But don’t let your Hope down. This story reminds us to hold on to Hope, for it is a powerful force that can uplift and encourage us.
As Dr. King once said, ‘We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.’ This quote reminds us that while we may face disappointments and interruptions in life, we should never lose Hope in God’s plan. Let us remember that interruptions, when seen through the lens of Faith, can lead to divine transformations and opportunities for growth. This story reminds us to hold on to Hope, for it is a powerful force that can uplift and encourage us.
I know what the report says; don’t fear. Look beyond the interrupters. It was too late, a delay. Our understanding does not limit God’s power. A delay leads to God’s Plan.
Two words. Jesus said two words.
When Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter, he said, “Talitha cumi,” which means “Little girl, get up”.
Divine interruptions straighten our Faith and lead to more excellent demonstrations—Jesus’ power and compassion.
Reporter Jude 