Hemorrhaging Woman Healed
September 23, 2020
Commentary
We find one of the rulers of the synagogue shoving his way through the crowd to get to Jesus. This man had a high position of authority whose duty it was to be in charge of the service. In spite of his position as a leading person in the community, he humbled himself and fell at Jesus’ feet. He had a daughter who was very sick and he was begging Jesus to come and heal her. Jesus was always ready to answer the call for help so He went with Jairus.
A large crowd followed them pushing and trying to get close to Jesus. A woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years touched Jesus garment. Immediately, the bleeding stopped and she knew her body had been healed. When Jesus asked who had touched Him, she began to tremble with fear because she was unclean and was afraid she had made Jesus unclean (Lev. 15:25-27). But instead of the woman contaminating Christ by her touch, power had gone out of Him and cured her.
This passage tells us something about three people.
It tells us something about Jesus. It tells us the cost of healing. Every time Jesus healed anyone it took something out of him. Here is a universal rule of life. We will never produce anything great unless we are prepared to put something of our very soul into it.It tells us something about the disciples. It shows us very vividly the limitations of what is called common sense. The disciples took the common-sense point of view.It tells us something about the woman. It tells us of the relief of confession. It was all so difficult; it was all so humiliating. But once she had told the whole truth to Jesus, the terror and the trembling were gone and a wave of relief flooded her heart.
Application
There are times when even spiritual leaders need to experience humility and confess their total inadequacy without Jesus. As I think back; what humbling experiences have I had?
Mark 5:21– 34 (NET)
21 When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.” 24 Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.
25 Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years. 26 She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she kept saying, “If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” 31 His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 But he looked around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
Illustration: Wounds Left Untended Fester And Spread
A common phrase used in the world of healing is, “time heals all wounds.” I have found this to be more false than true. As a pastor, I talk regularly with people who are still carrying hurts from 30 or 40 years ago. The real truth is, time often makes things worse. Wounds that are left untended fester and spread throughout the entire body. Time only extends the pain if the problem is not dealt with. (Kenneth Squires – Sermon Central).