Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you." But Jesus said, "Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me." When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. "Daughter," he said to her, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace."
—Luke 8:44-48 NLT
Key Thought
This woman comes for healing. She receives much more than that. Jesus refuses for the woman to receive an anonymous miracle. Instead, he has her come forward and then praises her faith and dismisses her to live in peace. She is not only healed; she is praised! In her fear she ventures out in faith and receives a double blessing.
Today's Prayer
O LORD God, my Abba Father, may my faith be as bold and as unrelenting as this woman's faith. Stir me to courage and action. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
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—Luke 8:44-48 NLT
Key Thought
This woman comes for healing. She receives much more than that. Jesus refuses for the woman to receive an anonymous miracle. Instead, he has her come forward and then praises her faith and dismisses her to live in peace. She is not only healed; she is praised! In her fear she ventures out in faith and receives a double blessing.
Today's Prayer
O LORD God, my Abba Father, may my faith be as bold and as unrelenting as this woman's faith. Stir me to courage and action. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Related Scripture Readings
Ⓒ 1996-2019 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. What Jesus Did! is written by Phil Ware. Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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