Luke 8:43-48
A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
I see something different every time I read these verses. Powerful story! I would like to have the faith this woman had. Jesus wasn't known like He is today. He is the Savior of the world, but that wasn't revealed yet because Jesus hadn't suffered on the cross. She had the faith in her heart that this was the coming Messiah, not many believed that, and the Jewish leaders were also casting doubts among the people. She followed the conviction of her heart and knew that all she has to do was touch the hem of his garment and she would be healed. What did she have to loose? She already was told there was no cure for her sickness. Her faith knew where to get healing, and because of that she was healed. See the world said impossible, but with Jesus she knew it was possible, and she was healed. The other thing that blows me away is when Jesus asked who touched Him. He knew who touched Him, but He wanted that woman to verbalize her faith and show the crowd what her faith produced. What a witness to the people around her. Jesus wants us to use our lives and our faith to bring people into the kingdom of God. We will never know how many people's lives were changed by her acting on her faith and not caring what anyone else around her thought. She just knew that to be healed completely both spiritually and physically she would just have to touch his garment. Then the Lord tells her that her faith has healed her, and to go in peace. That woman has changed me and the way I look at life. Like I stated at the beginning the dreams the Lord has laid on my heart are HUGE and impossible, but I know that if I continue to get real and personal with Jesus; like He has called me to do and let my faith continue to be built up in Him, that the verse that says NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD, will come true. What He said to me will be manifested. I need to do my part and He will do His. The healing I have received is mostly spiritual, and painful at times, but the end reward is that I will see what my faith manifested. I grabbed onto Jesus and I will tell the whole world what my faith had produced. I am doing this cause I want to and because I love Jesus, not so I can get what I want, it doesn't work that way. A true heart change is the key! Praise Jesus. What a mighty God I serve. Glory to God!!!!
A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
I see something different every time I read these verses. Powerful story! I would like to have the faith this woman had. Jesus wasn't known like He is today. He is the Savior of the world, but that wasn't revealed yet because Jesus hadn't suffered on the cross. She had the faith in her heart that this was the coming Messiah, not many believed that, and the Jewish leaders were also casting doubts among the people. She followed the conviction of her heart and knew that all she has to do was touch the hem of his garment and she would be healed. What did she have to loose? She already was told there was no cure for her sickness. Her faith knew where to get healing, and because of that she was healed. See the world said impossible, but with Jesus she knew it was possible, and she was healed. The other thing that blows me away is when Jesus asked who touched Him. He knew who touched Him, but He wanted that woman to verbalize her faith and show the crowd what her faith produced. What a witness to the people around her. Jesus wants us to use our lives and our faith to bring people into the kingdom of God. We will never know how many people's lives were changed by her acting on her faith and not caring what anyone else around her thought. She just knew that to be healed completely both spiritually and physically she would just have to touch his garment. Then the Lord tells her that her faith has healed her, and to go in peace. That woman has changed me and the way I look at life. Like I stated at the beginning the dreams the Lord has laid on my heart are HUGE and impossible, but I know that if I continue to get real and personal with Jesus; like He has called me to do and let my faith continue to be built up in Him, that the verse that says NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD, will come true. What He said to me will be manifested. I need to do my part and He will do His. The healing I have received is mostly spiritual, and painful at times, but the end reward is that I will see what my faith manifested. I grabbed onto Jesus and I will tell the whole world what my faith had produced. I am doing this cause I want to and because I love Jesus, not so I can get what I want, it doesn't work that way. A true heart change is the key! Praise Jesus. What a mighty God I serve. Glory to God!!!!
Preach it. To the masses. I am glad that you are sharing what the Lord is doing in your life. One of the things I love the most about you is your willingness to be true to the you God made you to be. I am so blessed to have been walking this path with you for goodness...is it ten years now? It feels like we've known each other always. Sometimes I'm pulling you along and sometimes you're pulling me but we always end up in the same place don't we? Side by side, forever and always my dearest sister-friend.
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