Praying For Healing - Faith In God Heals
When God looks at you – what does He see? Does He see your sin? Your shortcomings? Your flaws? Your state of uncleanness?
Try to imagine living in a society where you are labeled ‘unclean’ only because you are sick.
In Mark 5:25 – 27 it says:
"Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, 'If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.'Praying For Healing Through Faith In God
The story starts when it says she heard about Jesus. What did she hear? Did she hear that He healed the sick? Did she hear that He performed miracles?
We do know that she heard a message of hope. Possibly it was the only time she was hopeful. She had spent all she had on doctors and was left without hope.
For twelve years she had been bleeding. According to Levitical law, she was “unclean.” Whoever touched her or even touched anything she had sat on was also considered unclean (Lev. 15:19–25).
This means for twelve years she had been shunned and ostracized. For twelve years she was not allowed to touch anyone so she would not defile them. Can you imagine living a life where every single day, you are painfully reminded of how unclean, how impure, and how disqualified you are?
But then she heard something about Jesus.
She heard something that caused hope to spring up in her jaded heart and gave her the faith to believe she would be made well -- simply by touching His clothes.
She heard something that gave her the boldness and resolve to press her weakened body through an entire crowd, even though Levitical law forbade her from touching anyone.
Most of all, she heard something that caused her to believe that despite the fact she was unclean, she could receive healing. That is what I want you to hear about our Lord Jesus today.Your Faith In God Heals You
Despite the fact you are unclean, despite the fact you have failed, despite the fact there is sin in your life, you can receive healing!
Don’t allow man’s traditions to keep you away from your loving Savior. Come to Him just as you are. You do not need to do anything to qualify yourself. You do not need to cleanse yourself before you can approach Him. You do not have to long for His touch from a distance, wishing you were good enough or pure enough.
Come to Him with all your sins and all your burdens—He will make you clean. The same Jesus who gave His body for your healing also gave His blood for your forgiveness. Just come to Him!"Your faith has made you well."
Praying For Healing
Mark tells the rest of the story in verses 29 – 34. After touching Jesus’ garment, she was immediately healed. Jesus knew the power had gone out of Him and He turned to the crowd asking them, “Who touched my clothes?”
Possibly the crowd was confused as many were touching Him because they were close to Him. But Jesus knew when that woman’s faith had reached out to Him.
The woman was terrified. In fear and trembling, she fell before Jesus and told Him the truth.
Try to imagine the peace that overtook her when Jesus said, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.”
Nothing has changed for us today. Jesus is the same YESTERDAY, TODAY, and FOREVER. Our faith makes us whole. Our faith is our action to receive healing.
Please watch this video where I share the story of the woman with the issue of blood and praying for healing.