Mark Chapter 5: Verses 25-29 (NLT Version)
A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay for them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. She had heard about Jesus so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. For she thought to herself, “If I can just touch his robe I will be healed.” Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed from her terrible condition.
When we have something in our lives that needs to change, sometimes we need to make that effort ourselves to make that change happen – for example, to eat more healthily or to exercise more. But sometimes the change isn’t something we can do on our own.
The woman in this incident had done her best o find a cure for her condition, which according to Mosaic law, would have made her an outcast. It had cost her all she had financially, and she was desperate. She had nothing left but faith. So when the opportunity arose she took it and sought out Jesus. It still cost her, perhaps pride, perhaps embarrassment , but Jesus healed her.
Sometimes we need to put our reticence and embarrassment aside and come to Jesus for help. He won’t be shocked, angry or embarrassed. We will only ever be treated with care and compassion.
Dear Lord,
I am grateful for Your love and compassion. May I always to come to You first when I need help. And if the opportunity arises, help me to bring others to You when they are in need.
I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.