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Word Power
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26: And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had,
and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27: When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28: For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29: And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of that plague.
30: And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned
him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31: And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and
sayest thou, Who touched me?
32: And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33: But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and
fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34: And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and
be whole of thy plague.
Bible, King James version, Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
I read with great admiration the courage of the woman, who back in the day, was suffering from
the issue of blood. She was very determined to get a cure for her medical condition having spent all that she had with physicians in a bid to find the elusive cure. What I find most touching and life changing was her doggedness. She knew beyond any reasonable doubt that if, and only if, she could push her way through the throng of people and touch Jesus, she would be healed! And she was healed. She pushed her way through the crowd of people and touched Jesus and she got her healing instantly. The bleeding stopped immediately!
But wait! Jesus asked who touched him! Yes who touched him! How could Jesus asking such a lame (excuse the word) question when all around him, people are pushing and pulling one another to get a better view of the healing spree! But Jesus knew that power had gone out of him. That was really cool! Jesus knew that someone had got a breakthrough in midst of all stuff going on in the crowd. That is amazing that God could hear me in the cacophony of supplications. Two important lessons emerge here for me.
The first is that we must not give up, no matter how hard the odds are against us, especially if what we want is crucial to our existence. No matter the distractions and the discouragement that we face because we feel that our case is hopeless and God would not hear us!
Second lesson is; that of identifying what your problem is using a biblical approach to solve it. The woman, whose name is unimportant to this life-changing story, knew that if only she could connect with Christ she would be healed. She stayed focused on that goal of connecting with the LORD to get a healing. She has seen and heard of the Almightiness of Christ and knew that if she could touch the helm of his garment she would be healed.
In my Christian walk, when I face a challenge, as long as I can see a biblical parallel, I know I can overcome. I take God at his word by reminding HIM of his word in that instance (Isaiah 43:26, Isaiah 55:17). If he did it before he would do it for me again. You know why? Because He is the same God of yesterday, today and evermore and He is immutable!
9898 Bissonet st
Suite 500
Houston, TX 77036
ph: 713 272 7447
alt: 317 373 6535
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