SCRIPTURE: Mark (NIV) 5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”…
34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
OBSERVATION: As we read through the Gospels we find many times Jesus touched people to heal them, but this was different, she touched Him. Jesus did not know who had touched Him, but he recognized that healing had gone out from His body.
This woman’s faith can be seen in her confession. She believed that touching Jesus would be the same as Jesus touching her! But her faith required more than just a confession; she had to do it! Saying it was not enough. She had to touch HIM!
APPLICATION: Sometimes I can wait for Jesus to see me or make a move in my direction. My faith is expressed in waiting on Him. But there are times when my situation is too desperate for me to wait for Jesus to touch me. I must touch Jesus!
My faith is that He who was passing by this woman is the Omnipresent God who responds to faith today as He did then! She was healed when she touched Him. His words verified that it was her faith that already brought the healing!
PRAYER: Lord, you are the Same One who was touched by this lady. You responded to faith then, and you respond to faith now. My confession is that you are my healer. I reach out in faith and touch you! Amen
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