In reading about the woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 9 today, I am again reminded of the incredible passion and hunger to receive her healing that caused this woman to disobey the religious laws that forbade her from being in public and from touching anyone. Matthew 9:20-22:
20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment; 21 For she kept saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health. 22 Jesus turned around and, seeing her, He said, Take courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well. And at once the woman was restored to health.
Touching the fringe of the garment of Jesus would have been especially forbidden, as this was part of the tallith that religious Jews were required to wear! She was so very bold and so very convinced that He would heal her! And HE did! BUT, His response to her is very important to note! Jesus told this woman that it was HER faith that made her whole, and not the faith of Jesus! Yes, He had the power and authority by the Word of God to heal her, but HER faith in HIM was what caused that healing power to enter her body and completely heal her of this ailment with which she had suffered for twelve years, going through all of her money and continually depleting her body of vital nutrients! She BELIEVED the reports of what Jesus was doing. She MADE HER WAY into His presence. She SAID what she wanted. She dared to reach out, in disobedience to the law, and to touch HIM! She was instantly healed! Now, my question to you, and to myself, is: How desperately do YOU desire those things that the Word of God and our Covenant with Him supplies? Are you willing to put it all on the line to get into the Word of God and meditate on what belongs to you as a child of God? Are you ready and willing to be obedient to what you see in His Word that HE desires YOU to do? Find what the Word says about each situation in your life that concerns you. Meditate on that Word (Joshua 1:8 AMP) until it become so real to you inside that you refuse all doubt! Now speak that promise out of your own mouth and declare it as TRUTH over your body, or anything else that your situation concerns. NOW, receive it because the Word says it belongs to you and EXPECT to see the results show up on the outside that you have seen and received on the inside! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "WAKE", because I am believing that each of you will wake yourself up to the promises that belong to you as a born again child of the Living God!
Shalom in Him!
