Faith to move mountains, and wake the sleeping

As Matthew continues, the idea that it is what one expected to happen, or faith, that allows for the result, continues to be apparent.

Matthew 9:22

"Jesus turned and saw her. 'Take heart, daughter,' he said, 'your faith has healed you.' And the woman was healed at that moment."

This was on the way to a synagogue leader's house, where not only do we see that faith determines the result, but in this case lack of faith is separated out before the result occurs.

Matthew 9:18

"While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, 'My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.'"

Matthew 9:24-25

"he said, 'Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.' But they laughed at him. After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up."

If I recall correctly, in each case of resurrection Jesus says that the person is sleeping, and not dead. What is interesting is that at that point if the person were dead, and not asleep, Jesus would be a liar, which seems like it would be a paradox, or at least discredit him. Perhaps this is a key underpinning of reality by authority, that one with authority can simply state something as fact, and it is true. If seen in a more complex scenario, of one representing one in authority, if the representative states something as true, the one in authority must either make it true, or have their representative be a liar. I recall with Joshua in the Old Testament, it seemed like Joshua did this (perhaps inadvertently) when the sun stood still in the sky. This may not have been an ideal scenario for God, it would certainly be a difficult miracle to do within the apparent ruleset of reality, but Joshua said it, and God did it, because God was with Joshua and the only other option was to make Joshua a liar. So Jesus had faith (perhaps certainty), and so declares the person to be sleeping and not dead, and so they are. It is interesting that from this perspective the people Jesus raised from the dead were not actually dead, but since the crowd did not believe him, this story (and the other resurrections) is instead told as Jesus raising these individuals from the dead. 

What is interesting here though is that Jesus puts the crowd outside before resurrecting the girl (or perhaps waking her). It is apparent that those who do not believe can witness other miracles first hand, even crowds of them, but for resurrection a separation takes place. Is it possible that for such a miracle the conflicting faith of others interferes? Is it possible that by laughing, those in the crowd essentially placed a bet against what Jesus had said, and so Jesus removed them so there would not be dire consequences for those in the crowd witnessing firsthand their concept of reality so deeply shattered? This separation, which if I recall correctly occurs in each instance of resurrection, is interesting.

So the idea of one's expectations becoming reality, at a minimum when interacting with Jesus and when Jesus is in agreement, is firmly reinforced in this section. This of course is an extension of reality by agreement, which I examine in multiple blog posts, but it brings to light something about myself for me. I feel I have a very high value of "hypothetical faith" and "subconscious faith." I would describe hypothetical faith as the faith I have in scenarios that are occurring outside of my immediate field of reference- not here and/or not now. I can picture that if I were certain I was interacting with Jesus, that I would have no difficulty believing that what we could agree on would be real. I have also written multiple pieces about how I am effectively always interacting with Jesus, even in the "two or more are gathered sense" by utilizing remote communication channels (dreams, walkie talkie, etc.) that I have faith exist and are valid (much like the centurion and the story of his men which led Jesus to heal his servant remotely). Additionally, in regards to subconscious faith, it feels like what I need is taken care of, even miraculously, without me even needing to consciously register the need. So with all of these things connected, it logically seems like what I ask for, with a heart for Jesus, should be granted. Still, it is not apparent that this is being done, and in multiple cases it is apparent that it is not being done. There are only so many conclusions that can be drawn from this, but the one I consider most likely is that the timing isn't right, the process is yet incomplete. This is to say that these communication channels are like wires being strung up all throughout reality, and each revelation adds more. Since I believe these rules are sound and the channels are secure, the only thing that remains would be if there is some kind of active block in place, like a switch in the line that has not been flipped. I can imagine that at this point flipping that switch would change reality dramatically, it could be that additional revelations along these lines would be difficult if not impossible for me, and so the switch is left unflipped at this time for my benefit as the structure I reference is fully finished. It could be that I am in this position because I possess a degree of patience to wait in this state, but also the tenacity (those that might bet against me would likely say "delusion" here) to explore and strengthen my hypothetical faith despite the lack of direct proof. I cannot help but wonder what the nature of this switch is, and how it might be flipped... I don't think that me wondering about this switch now is an accident, or anything but intentional. It seems more like a sign that this process is coming to a close.