Our faith changes the Lord's agenda
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In this passage, a woman with a flow of blood for 12 years touches the cloak of Jesus and is healed. This woman was not part of Jesus' agenda, but she injected herself into it through her faith. She represents the humanity that has no right to come before the Lord, but Jesus reacts positively to her expression of faith. This woman is similar to other characters in the Ministry of Jesus who approach the Lord because of a desperate condition, and their faith moves mountains and makes God pay attention. When we are in need and in situations of great urgency, God is willing to listen to our request.
We continue with the study of Jairus and the woman who touched the cloak of Jesus. The Lord goes to the house of Jairus and is persecuted by a large crowd that seeks the power that is in the life and in the Ministry of Jesus.
"But," he says, "a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for 12 years came up to him from behind and touched the edge of his cloak." That but that is there in verse 43 is very important because it indicates that, when this woman approaches the Lord, she approaches more like a "footnote" we can say, it is like an asterisk, something that was not expected, something that indicates an exceptionality. The Lord is actually going to Jairo's house to attend to the request of this important man.
"But," he says, "a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for 12 years came up to him from behind and touched the edge of his cloak." That but that is there in verse 43 is very important because it indicates that, when this woman approaches the Lord, she approaches more like a "footnote" we can say, it is like an asterisk, something that was not expected, something that indicates an exceptionality. The Lord is actually going to Jairo's house to attend to the request of this important man.
