Mark 5:21-43
How solid is your faith? Have you ever wondered? I know I have. I do know a couple of things. I have more faith than in the past. Spiritual growth in faith takes me and probably other people a long time. It is a wondrous and sometimes perplexing journey. I have never had to test my faith as the people in the Bible had theirs tested.
One thing that constantly impresses me about the woman who was bleeding is her faith…her certainty that she did not need to have Jesus speak to her or touch her. If she could touch His robe, she knew she would be healed. As some pastors put it, she “claimed” her healing, and with because of her great faith, Jesus healed her.
The same was true with Jarius who believed with all his heart that Jesus would heal his daughter. Even when told that the daughter had died, Jesus told Jarius, the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.” And He brought the little girl back to life.
What does this tell us? It certainly says that we need to believe in Jesus and what He can do. But it also shows us through miracles that He is the Son of God…and remember it. Mark, it seems to me, is determined to make that point…that we not miss it.
Jesus is the Son of the Most High God. He has God-given Authority over the earth and all who live on it.
Therefore, we also need to “touch His robe” and know that we too can be healed through His authority.
Carol
Bible Breath: Having faith / Jesus heals us
