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POWER OVER DISEASES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27
Mark 5:25-34
Hebrews 11:6
“…go in peace, and be
whole of thy plague.”
POWER OVER DISEASES
We live in a world full of diseases and death. All this is due to the fall when man sinned against God. The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q19 states, “All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell forever.”
Is there a way out of this miserable state we are in? The answer is yes. Jesus came to save us from disease and death. Here we find a woman with an incurable disease—she had been bleeding for 12 years. She spent all her money on doctors who subjected her to many painful treatments but her condition not only did not improve, it became worse (Mark 5:26). When doctors cannot do anything, there is Jesus—the Physician of physicians. This woman went to Jesus by faith. She merely touched Jesus’ clothes and was immediately healed.
What was this faith that saved her? It was a faith that came by hearing (Mark 5:27). She had heard of Jesus—His gospel and His power. Indeed, “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom 10:17). Her hearing of Jesus led her to see Him. She had this zeal and eagerness to get to Jesus, and this is one characteristic of saving faith (Matt 11:12). She did not give up easily despite the crowd. She was determined to get to Jesus no matter what. Furthermore, she was very sure of Jesus that by just touching the clothes of Jesus, she would be healed. She was convinced that Jesus was that powerful. Not only was she healed, her sins were forgiven—she was made whole physically and spiritually (Mark 5:34).
The faith that was displayed by the woman is that kind of a faith that pleases God and gets His blessings. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Heb 11:6).
THOUGHT: It is only when the resurrection takes place that we are delivered totally and finally from disease and death.
PRAYER: Lord, I look forward to the resurrection when I will be perfectly made whole.