Here's another person who put her faith in action, by DOING what the bible told her to do. By faith she reached out and touched her Messiah's garment and she was healed from a 12-year infirmity. Three witnesses (gospels) testify of this woman and her faith ...
"And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour." {Matthew 9:20-22 KJV}
"And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in [her] body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." {Mark 5:25-34 KJV}
"And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace." {Luke 8:43-48 KJV}
Notice that the aforementioned woman was enacting the old testament scripture (and this is my epiphany) and by so doing the Lord healed her. Healing in his "wings" here is the hem of His garments. She reached out and touched the hem of His garments, as the scriptures said. How much more will He heal you if you ask by faith and believe in Him to do so? I mean, really believe, not just hope. You need to verbally speak your healing out loud, you need to declare -audibly- that you are healed, even though you may not *feel* like it for a time. He does hear you and He does care, He does not want His people sickly any more than any parent would want to see his or her child suffering.
The woman that touched Jesus did so by faith, she was demonstrating the scriptures that said ...
"But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." {Isaiah 53:5 KJV}
"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall." {Malachi 4:2 KJV}
This is likewise confirmed in the new covenant era. Notice that both Isaiah (above) and Peter (below) are using present or past tense, meaning it was prophesied via Isaiah and was for his day, and confirmed by Peter as still valid for our day ...
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." {1 Peter 2:24 KJV}
Where the scriptures say "his stripes", it's referring to the flogging Jesus received where the flesh was literally torn off of His body using an instrument of torture called a "Cat o'Nine Tails" ...
Both images above come from the movie: "The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson (2004), and are accurate depictions of Jesus' flogging. Source: Google Images. If you haven't seen this movie, you should.
Some of the scriptures quoted on this page were prophesied hundreds of years before Jesus came into His creation to be tempted in all points as we are.
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin." {Hebrews 4:15 KJV}
If the woman with the issue of blood could reach out and touch Him, so can we, and we are even more blessed because we believe tho we've not seen. Reach out in faith and touch Him. Stand on that faith, believe for your healing, stand firm.
Even now, in our days: "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed." {John 20:29 KJV}
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." {James 4:7 KJV}
This is why we declare with our mouths, so that all the hosts of heaven can hear. Don't go by your *feelings* because the devil will test you, just as he tested Job, and if possible he will weaken you and eventually kill you. Don't let the devil have his way with you!
Jesus said the following of the adversary, satan: "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly." {John 10:10 KJV}
Remember, "And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have FAITH in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall SAY unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART, but shall BELIEVE that those things which he SAITH shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he SAITH. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, BELIEVE that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them]." {Mark 11:22-24 KJV, CAPS mine for emphasis.}
Do you believe Him?
KEYS:
1) Have FAITH in God
2) Always pray in JESUS' name
3) SAY your request, with your mouth, out loud
4) DON'T DOUBT in your heart
5) BELIEVE and you will receive what you ask for
6) THANK & PRAISE GOD even before you receive your request
I pray healing and blessings for you in Jesus' mighty name, amen!
Thanks for reading ;o}
{Curly bracket comments &/or emphasis within or near scriptures are mine. This article is Firefox Reader View friendly if/when they have done so for blogs.}
