Beyond the Point
- Henley Samuel
- Sep 24
- 4 min read
Updated: Sep 24
September 24, 2025
Today, let's explore a powerful truth that can transform your perspective on life's challenges. When facing seemingly impossible situations, we often focus on what we see, the facts, rather than embracing what God says, the truth. This meditation will help you discover how to move beyond the point of despair into a place of divine intervention.
When Crisis Comes
In Mark 5, we meet Jairus, a synagogue ruler whose daughter lay at the point of death. His situation seemed hopeless, yet instead of surrendering to despair, he sought Jesus:
"My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her so that she will be healed and live." - Mark 5:23
Jairus teaches us a profound lesson: at the point of death, don't give up, give everything to Jesus. How often do we exhaust our own resources, trying to solve problems through human wisdom, only to approach God when all else fails?
The truth is, we don't need to wait until crisis strikes. Every situation, whether manageable or impossible, deserves to be committed to the Lord from the beginning.
Commit Your Ways
The Psalmist understood this principle when he wrote:
"Commit your ways to the Lord, trust in Him, and He will act." - Psalm 37:5
This isn't merely good advice, it's a divine promise. When we surrender our circumstances to God, He doesn't just observe; He acts. He intervenes. He transforms.
Consider what Jairus knew about Jesus: He believed Jesus could change death into life, sickness into health. This knowledge fueled his faith and drove him to seek the Master even when everything seemed lost.
From Chronic to Cured
While Jesus was on His way to Jairus's home, another desperate soul appeared, a woman who had suffered with a discharge of blood for twelve long years. Her condition had only worsened despite seeing many physicians and spending all she had.
Her story parallels many of our own. Perhaps you've been battling a situation for years, a health condition, a financial struggle, a broken relationship. You've tried everything, consulted experts, exhausted resources, yet nothing has changed. In fact, things may have gotten worse.
But here's the beautiful truth: it doesn't matter how long you've suffered. When you encounter Jesus, when you believe in the God who believes in you, everything can change overnight.
Facts vs. Truth
We often confuse facts with truth. Facts tell us what is currently happening; truth reveals what God says about our situation. Facts may say you're sick, but truth declares healing is your inheritance. Facts may point to darkness, but truth reminds you that you're called to live in the Kingdom of light.
When praying for yourself or others, look beyond the current circumstances to what God's Word promises. Proclaim those promises, declare them over your situation. The current reality may not yet reflect God's Word, but when you believe, the Word will eventually manifest, sometimes overnight.
A Powerful Testimony
A powerful testimony from my life, being suddenly struck with severe symptoms, paralysis, inability to speak, twistedlife tongue. After being rushed to the emergency room, doctors misdiagnosed my condition, making it worse. My condition deteriorated to the point where doctors told my wife to inform relatives, a terminal prognosis.
Imagine the devastation: a young woman with an 8-month-old baby being told her husband might not survive. Yet God intervened. At the point of death, God showed up and transformed a death sentence into a living testimony. Till today I am healthy and sharing God's amazing work.
The Last Word
Don't allow the enemy to have the last word in your situation. Instead, speak God's Word and let it be the final declaration over your circumstances. It doesn't matter if you're at what seems like the end, that's precisely where Jesus begins.
When you come to the God who redeems, the God who saves, the God who created heaven and earth, your Father, everything can change overnight. What appears to be a point of death is actually a point of life, healing, blessing, favor, grace, and mercy.
Reflect on This
What situation in your life feels like a "point of death" where you need to fully surrender to Jesus rather than giving up?
How can you begin speaking God's truth over your circumstances instead of merely accepting the facts of your current situation?
Prayer
Father, I thank You that You have the final say in my life and circumstances. I declare life over every dead situation because You are my healer and provider. I surrender completely to You, acknowledging that Your name is above every name, above every diagnosis, above every problem I face. I choose to believe Your truth rather than my facts, knowing that You can transform my situation overnight. What appears to be my ending is actually Your beginning. In Jesus' name, I receive Your life, healing, blessing, favor, grace, and mercy today. Amen.
Key Takeaways
At the point of crisis, don't give up, give everything to Jesus.
Commit your ways to the Lord from the beginning, not just when situations become desperate.
God specializes in transforming death into life and sickness into health.
Facts tell you what is; truth tells you what God says about your situation.
Don't let the enemy have the last word, speak God's Word as the final declaration over your circumstances.
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