The Healing Touch: Luke 8:43-48
“43) And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, 44) came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. 45) And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.” 46) But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.” 47) When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48) And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” Luke 8:43-48
Everyone had their own reason for seeking Jesus. This woman had been suffering for a long time. According to Mark 5:26, she “ had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse—” This description sounds like many people today.
She came up behind Jesus in the crowd and touched Him secretly. Her “faith point” was that touching Jesus was that was all it would take to be cured. Sure enough, she was healed. She literally pulled power from Jesus.
Jesus immediately recognized someone had touched Him. According to verse 46, He felt that power had gone out from Him. He wasn’t upset, but He did want her to testify.
Sure enough, she fell at His feet and told her story. “And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
What an amazing story. In this case, it was her faith reaching out and touching Jesus that had made her well. Sometimes you need to get desperate enough to reach out and touch Jesus. You need to define a “faith point.”
She had no doubt about her plan. It cost nothing and touching Jesus was her last hope. It worked! Notice, Jesus did not “will” her healing, it was based on her faith. This text intrigued me.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global Sent from my iPhone
“43) And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, 44) came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. 45) And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.” 46) But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.” 47) When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48) And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” Luke 8:43-48
Everyone had their own reason for seeking Jesus. This woman had been suffering for a long time. According to Mark 5:26, she “ had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse—” This description sounds like many people today.
She came up behind Jesus in the crowd and touched Him secretly. Her “faith point” was that touching Jesus was that was all it would take to be cured. Sure enough, she was healed. She literally pulled power from Jesus.
Jesus immediately recognized someone had touched Him. According to verse 46, He felt that power had gone out from Him. He wasn’t upset, but He did want her to testify.
Sure enough, she fell at His feet and told her story. “And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
What an amazing story. In this case, it was her faith reaching out and touching Jesus that had made her well. Sometimes you need to get desperate enough to reach out and touch Jesus. You need to define a “faith point.”
She had no doubt about her plan. It cost nothing and touching Jesus was her last hope. It worked! Notice, Jesus did not “will” her healing, it was based on her faith. This text intrigued me.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global Sent from my iPhone
