Faith to be Made Whole

Matthew 9-10, Mark 5, Luke 9

Jairus’ Daughter

Jairus was a ruler of a synagogue in Jerusalem. He comes up to Jesus, falls at His feet and asks Him to come. In verse 23 …

Jairus must have been acquainted with Jesus to some extent. He knew exactly who Jesus was when he saw Him - and knew that He could heal.

Jesus begins to go with Jairus. There are a lot of people following them.

In the midst of their walk to the young girl - a woman tuches His garment and is healed. Jesus stopped to talk with her for a moment.

While they are stopped - Jairus' servant finds him and lets him know that his daughter has passed.

I love the words Jesus offers Jairus in verse 35 as he’s just gotten this news.

Jesus, Jairus, Peter, James and John all go to the house.

When they arrive Jesus lets everyone know that the girl is alive and sends everyone except the apostles, Jairus and his wife away.

Let's read the miracle in verse 41-43

Sometimes it feels like it’s too late to ask for our Saviors help. Sometimes we think He’s being slow - as in this story when He stops and talks to someone else.

He is with us. He can comfort us and guide our lives so that miracles will still take place even when time, and people and circumstances don’t see to be on our side.  

Woman with the Issue of Blood

In the middle of this story of Jairus trying to save his daughter - we meet a “Certain woman”.

To begin I would like to read an excerpt from Walking with the Women of the New Testament (affiliate link)pages 52-53. This explains in detail more about what menstruation was like for these women and about being clean/unclean.

In verse 25, footnote A we see that the “issue of blood” could be called hemorrhage - or intense vaginal bleeding. Something like this today would be if a woman we going through 1 pad/hour!

During the time of the Mosaic law - a woman who had an issue of blood was unclean during that time anything she touched (lay on, sat on, food prepared) was considered unclean. If others touched her they had a washing ritual they had to do.

This woman had been unclean for TWELVE YEARS! That meant that she had no had any contact with anyone. She was not able to even attend the temple or worship services.

Mark 5:26 - this is where we get a glimpse into what her life had been like.

Having lost so much blood for so long - we can assume that she was probably exhausted. I’m sure just going to the Savior - then being around so many people (who she wasn’t supposed to touch b/c she was unclean). We know from verse 24 that there were a lot of people following Him in this moment.

She didn’t need to talk to Him. She didn’t need to ask Him. She just KNEW that if she could TOUCH Him - she would be healed.

Her faith has always amazed me. She just wanted to TOUCH Him. And she did.

Verse 29.

I love verse 30 though. She didn’t tell or ask or anything. She touched. He knew. He felt virtue - or power - leave Him. He asked. His disciples thought He was crazy. There were so many people around - everyone was touching Him. But this was different. Jesus could feel the power leave Him. He knew something beautiful had just happened to someone in this crowd.

Verse 33 - she was so scared. She was worried. She had been unclean. But, she told Him the truth.

Jesus responds in verse 34 - Thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

The tenderness that Jesus offers her. The understanding. The compassion. The love. It just touches my heart every time.

How has the Savior healed you when you’ve reached out in desperation - even in just a moment where He was your only hope in that moment? Look for ways that He is manifesting His li