30At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
31"You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?' "
32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Daily QT: 08/14/2007 Mark 5:30-34
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I think the point of Matthew 7:7-8 (as I cited for yesterday posting) is being emphasized here. More specifically, the key phrase for me really is "your faith" in verse 34. This woman was cured by simply acting on her sincere belief that Jesus was her Savior. She took the first step and Jesus made the rest happen effortlessly. There was no fancy song and dance involved. No elaborate plea was invoked. Nobody tried to make any conditional offers. Reminds me of what happened with Zacchaeus in Luke 19. It's all about us being proactive in turning over our lives to God.
Why did Jesus ask who had touched his clothes? He surely knew. I think one of the reasons was that he wanted her to witness in public about the quality of her faith. He was not just some performing magician. Jesus was not only healing people, he was creating relationships with people. He doesn't want a one-way relationship in which power and orders just come from him. He wouldn't have given us free will unless he wants something much deeper and richer.
Also, he doesn't want us to be secretive in our relationship with him. We receive so many benefits from him. Why are we afraid to share our experiences openly? The woman would have just left the crowd with only herself healed. By Jesus calling her forth to bear testimony, she also became a conduit for the healing of others. He used her experiences to serve as an example and inspiration through the ages.
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