This past Sunday night Julio shared with us from Mark 5 on some of Jesus’ miracles of healing. I really enjoy the incredible picture of desperate faith which is shown in the story of the woman with the issue of blood. Her story is a parenthesis in the middle of another story of compassionate healing and both stories show Jesus’ concern with the needs of the hurting. This woman had suffered for 12 years - not only physically and financially, but emotionally. She was considered unclean and avoided by religious people seeking to stay ceremonially clean. She also suffered spiritually as, in her unclean condition, she was not able to worship God at the temple. Imagine - excluded from God’s presence for 12 years due to an illness beyond your control! Rejection and refusal were familiar experiences for her.
In verse 28 she expresses her faith in Jesus ability to heal her. Think of the risk she took in being in that crowd as an unclean person. Consider the courage it took to touch a Rabbi – potentially making him ceremonially unclean. But recognize that when she did, both she and Jesus knew immediately what had happened! She knew her health had returned (v29). He knew healing power had left Him (v30). When she courageously confesses to touching Him, Jesus’ response to her is affirmation of her faith and confirmation of her healing. This is the only place in Scripture where Jesus calls a woman “daughter” – a term of endearment and encouragement. That term of tenderness is where this story ends –for us. What can we learn from this desperate, risk-taking woman?
She had nowhere else to turn –Jesus was her last hope. She was desperately dependent on him. She had faith Jesus could heal her. She risked all and then courageously confessed to touching Jesus, facing her fears of rebuke and rejection from the religious leaders and public.
She is a role-model to us of devoted discipleship! Are we desperately dependent on God to work in our lives – or do we think we can do this Christian walk on our own? Are we able to believe and step out in faith or do we still try to fix things ourselves? Are we able to courageously confess our dependence on Him or are we afraid of rebuke and rejection from those around us? We can never receive all God has for us until we are desperate for His working in our lives. A pauper begs only out of his poverty and hopelessness – not with a particular result in mind. We need to come to Jesus in our helplessness and declare our desperate dependence on Him and believe in His healing of our souls and then courageously confess before all that we are His disciples! That is the cost of discipleship and this courageous woman set the example for us. Are you willing to pay that cost? Next week we learn more about discipleship from Mark 6...Why not read ahead?
Marti
Marti Williams
Women's Pastor
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