Jesus is the answer.
was determined to receive. She kept
pressing on with her shield of faith in
front of her.
Delivered by a Touch
Whether or not you receive your
miracle is determined by the faith you
have working inside you. You have to
examine your heart and make sure
there is no doubt there that will keep
you from reaching the hem of Jesus’
garment.
When the woman with the issue
of blood finally reached Jesus and
touched the hem of His garment, she
immediately knew she was healed;
and Jesus knew that virtue had gone
out of Him. 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? And his
disciples said unto him, Thou seest
the multitude thronging thee, and
sayest thou, Who touched me?
And he looked round about to see
her that had done this thing. But
the woman fearing and trembling,
knowing what was done in her,
came and fell down before him,
and told him all the truth (Mark
5:30–33).
The woman was afraid to admit
what she had done; but with great
love, Jesus comforted her saying,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee
whole; go in peace, and be whole
of thy plague (Mark 5:34). Imagine
how those words must have affected
her. When Jesus called her “daughter,”
it showed He considered her to be
family. She no doubt repeated those
words over and over again to herself
and to others when she testified about
her miracle.
That woman’s miracle and her
great faith no doubt spread to
others because the Bible states in
the very next chapter of Mark, And
whithersoever he Jesus entered,
into villages, or cities, or country,
they laid the sick in the streets,
and besought him that they might
touch if it were but the border
of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole
(Mark 6:56). People were willing to
reach out for their miracle. Are you
willing to reach out for whatever your
need may be?
Where Is Your Faith?
At another time when Jesus had
just finished preaching to a crowd of
people, He suggested that He and
some of His disciples take a boat to
the other side of the sea. And the
same day, when the even was
come, he Jesus saith unto them,
Let us pass over unto the other
side. And when they had sent
away the multitude, they took
him even as he was in the ship.
And there were also with him
other little ships. And there arose
a great storm of wind, and the
waves beat into the ship, so that it
was now full (Mark 4:35–37). When
a ship is full of water, it sinks to the
bottom of the sea; but if your vessel
is filled with Jesus, it will never sink
no matter how great the storms of life
are.
And he Jesus was in the
hinder part of the ship, asleep on
a pillow: and they awake him, and
say unto him, Master, carest thou
not that we perish? And he arose,
and rebuked the wind, and said
unto the sea, Peace, be still. And
the wind ceased, and there was
a great calm. And he said unto
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