God speaks today Tuesday | March 26, 2024
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
(Psalm 44:26)And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
(Matthew 9:20) Our faith changes the Lord's agenda
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.
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Cross Reference
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
(Matthew 14:36)Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
(Deuteronomy 22:12)But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
(Matthew 23:5)And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
(Luke 8:43)Comments: