DAILYWORD. JUNE 27 and a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind Him, and touched the border of His garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched (Lk. 8:43–44). There is a tremendous lesson on faith in the illustration of the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment. This lesson is applicable to all! The woman had been sick for some twelve years. The implication is that she had been financially well off, but had spent all that she had on physicians, “neither could be healed of any.” This is not meant to be a diatribe against doctors, for Luke himself was a physician. It simply meant that they couldn’t help her, just as doctors presently are helpless in many cases. The implication also is that some pretended to help her only to get her money. As Jesus came, hundreds thronged Him. No doubt, the woman wanted to appeal to Him personally, but there was no way it could be done. Too many people were pushing and shoving; besides that, she was frail and weak. Faith, however, does not quit. She said, “If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole” (Mk. 5:28). The great lesson presented here is that if Christ doesn’t touch us, we can touch Him. So that opens the door to all, at least all who will believe. When she touched Him, she was healed immediately. Jesus then asked her to give her testimony, which she did. “And He said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: your faith has made you whole; go in peace” (Lk. 8:48). There is one more great lesson here! In Verse 43, she was addressed merely as “a woman.” But now Jesus calls her “Daughter,” which means that He claimed her. Of this woman, one might say the following: 1. She was chained: She was chained by sickness and sin. 2. She was changed: There is only One Who truly can change people, and that is the Lord. 3. She was claimed: She was merely “a woman” previously, but now she is “Daughter.” The Lord “claims” all those whom He “changes.”
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:31:50 +0000
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