Fall Down

Mark 5:6,22,33a "And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him…And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him…But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him…".

 

Three very different people…the same response. First, there was a guy who was terribly demon possessed. Then there was a guy who was totally on the opposite end of the spectrum, a big deal ruler in the synagogue. Finally there was an unclean woman. They all had needs and Jesus met them where they were at and ministered to those needs. It didn't matter what they had done. It didn't matter what their status was in society…Jesus met them in their point of need.

 

The interesting thing is that they all knew that they had a need. The demon possessed guy was really messed up and asked Jesus not to torment him any longer. The ruler had a daughter who was going to die and he came to Jesus for her healing. The woman who had an illness realized that all she had to do was come to Jesus and touch Him. (Kind of secretly admitting her need.) In their realization they all did the same thing…came to Jesus. Relied on Jesus. Admitted their need before Jesus.

 

This is the way it is. We are all needy. We all need deliverance. We all need healing. When we come to Jesus and admit that need, realizing that there is absolutely nothing that we can do to remedy that need, but rely totally on Him, that is when we see Him work. The thing is, we won't see Him work until we admit our need and are utterly dependent on Him.

 

And then what? What did they all do in Jesus' presence? Fell at His feet. This is total dependence. This is absolute yieldedness. This is complete worship. And this should be my constant position before Him.