“And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years came behind (Jesus), and touched the hem of His garment. 21. For she said within herself, If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole. 22. But Jesus turned about, and when He saw her, He said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.”
Jesus was on the way to the house of a :synagogue ruler, named Jairus in Mark and Luke’s account, to raise his daughter from death, when He was interrupted by a woman who had suffered from an issue of blood (losing blood) for twelve years.(Wow what a long sentence. lol) In Luke’s account we are told that she “had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any.” (Luke 8:43) Her situation was desperate, and she came to the right person at the right time. I want to share with you what I saw in this miracle that can bless us. First, Jesus was her best and last hope. She had been losing blood for twelve years, and there was no cure for her. She just knew that if she could just touch Jesus’ garment, she could be healed. In the press of the crowd I think that she actually fell and touched the “hem of His garment.” This touch saved her life. Perhaps you have some things in your life that need healing. Reach out in prayer and touch Jesus. Second, Jesus reacted to her faith, for He said to her: “Your faith has made you well.” Notice that she possibly did not know that it was a touch of faith. She just knew that Jesus could help her. Here is what we need to see: Jesus always reacts to faith. I don’t know how we would measure faith, but I know that it does not take a whole lot of faith to encounter the power of Jesus. We are saved by faith. We are sustained by Faith. We are enabled to serve Jesus by faith. And we can find help for our lives through faith. Like the woman, we just need to reach out and touch Him in prayer. Third, Jesus gave her His time. She actually interrupted Jesus as he was going to the house of one of the “rulers of the synagogue.” Jairus was an important man, but Jesus took the time to stop and deal with the stricken woman. Jesus did not say to her, “I’m on my way to the ruler of the synagogue’s house. I don’t need an interruption.” Jesus welcomes interruptions. He always has time for us. He is always concerned about our lives. There is so much more that could be written about this incident. I did not even touch “the hem of the garment” of this incident. (Pun intended!) What I have shared should be an encouragement to you to reach out and touch Jesus by faith today. Bro. Joe (By the way, Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus from death.)
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