An Issue Of Blood

While Jesus walked to the home of Jarius, a synagogue leader, a woman looking for her own medical cure grabbed his garment. Today we consider the woman, her need, her desire and her reaching out for help.

Mark 5:25-34

• 12 years is a long time to suffer from a medical problem
• Yes, she had consulted physicians. Many of them. At great expense. To no avail.
• Having spent all of her money seeking a cure, she now looks for a no-cost option. Free health care. The only option available to the poor.
• Had she heard of Jesus? Of course. Who hadn’t? She was determined to find him, no matter the difficulty of getting near him.
• Why did she suppose that all she needed to do was to touch the hem of his garment? (Haggai 2:12-14).
• She was healed. Immediately. She knew it; she felt something.
• Jesus also knew that something had happened, that “virtue” had gone out of him.
• The disciples thought it strange that Jesus would try to learn who had touched him when so many were crowded around.
• But Jesus would discover the truth. The woman came forward and confessed all that had happened.
• The Master assured her that she was indeed healed and that she could leave confident of the healing.
• “Your faith has made you whole.” Has your unbelief kept you from the same?

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