Then He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.
Go in peace and freed from suffering.”
Mark 5:34
Jesus went about doing good in His ministry. Each and every time He healed the sick, He would release them with some grace.
In our Scripture reference today we see the lady being healed and at the end Jesus said, “Your faith has healed you, go in peace and freed from suffering.” In this Scripture we see that if it wasn’t for faith this lady would not have benefitted from the presence of Jesus on earth. You know what, sisters—we can attain all things when we have faith.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for….
Hebrews 11:1 KJV
This lady knew that ‘if only I can touch Jesus’ hem of His garments…all will be well for me.’ She took a step of faith and broke protocols of that time by maneuvering through the crowd and found herself amidst the disciples (men) and touched Jesus.
On its own, it was not proper for a woman to be brushing shoulders with men; she didn’t mind what people would say about her. All she was concerned with was that she would be healed. I therefore urge each one of us to be a people of vision. Let us also ask ourselves these questions below:
- What is it that we want God to do for us
- How are we drawing near to Him for Him to help us
- How much time do we have for God
- Do we believe He can do it
- How great is He to heal us and free us from suffering
There are times we need to fast, pray, and believe God for a miracle. As well as have faith that whatsoever we pray for we shall have it (Mark 11:24-25). Sometimes we just need to make bold decisions. Such as going for ‘Esther-type’ of prayer when you have husband at home whom we can’t deny matrimonial rights. Except for the time of fasting (1 Corinthians 7:5) you excuse yourself to that.
We see also this type of faith in Mark 10:52 where Jesus healed blind Bartimeaus, who later followed Jesus. Let us follow Jesus always—we know what He is capable of doing! Let us not doubt anything.
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Dear Lord, thank You for Your Word at the right time. Thank You for You made it possible for us to study these Scriptures which show us how great You are and that you operate well when we have faith. We thank You for You stand by Your Word that without faith we can’t please You. As You are pleased with our faith, Lord, do unto us what we need not…what we want. We ask all this in Jesus’ name Amen.
About Ann Mwafulirwa
Thank you, Ann, for this devotional. As I was meditating on it, I thought, “God wants to work with us as a team and my (our) part is to have faith in Him and His Word.” Then I read your prayer and you said, “You operate well when we have faith.” I appreciated your challenge to examine ourselves with your five questions.