The Faith That Makes You Whole
“And
a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered
many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press
behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes,
I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and
she felt in her body
that she was healed of that plague. 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. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague.”
(Mark
5:25-34)
Today’s Morsel: How
many times have you heard the story of the woman with the issue of blood?
If you have been around the church for any length of time, you have probably
heard it at least once. She’s suffering from a blood condition that
during those times would render her unclean. She has been suffering with
it for twelve years. Can you imagine the mental stress and fear that is
running daily in her life? Luckily for her, someone tells her about
Jesus, she believes in Jesus' ability to heal her, and she says, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.” This
is the kind of faith that makes us whole." This is the kind of faith
that makes us complete. The faith that says He has got the answer to my
problem and situation and so if I can just touch Him, I will be whole.
When she touched Jesus, she immediately felt her condition change. But
after she talks with Jesus and tells Him all that had happened, Jesus tells her
that her faith has made her whole. Always remember, expectancy is the birthplace
of the miraculous.
Sing: A
woman tried many physicians, yet grew worse, so to Jesus she came; And
when the crowd tried to restrain her, she whispered these words through her
pain: Touching Jesus is all that really matters, then your
life will never be the same; there is only one way to touch Him, just believe
when you call on His name.
Thought For Today: “Expectancy
is the birthplace of the miraculous.”
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