If God Knows What I Need, Why Should I Pray explains that prayer has 4
purposes. One purpose is to show God how desperately we
want something. In Mark 5:25-26, a woman had an infirmity for 12
years but no doctor could cure her. When she heard about Jesus, she
came up behind Him and touched His robe—and was instantly healed.
Jesus
realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around and asked,
“Who touched my robes?” (v.30) Even though a crowd had been pressing against
Him, this woman’s touch was different from the rest. Jesus didn’t get
upset at her but said, “Daughter, your
faith has made you well” (v.34). He had healed many people by touching them, but this woman reversed
the process and received her healing by touching Him. Notice four things about her faith:
1. DESPERATION. She was desperate for an answer. She never asked, “If it
be Thy will.” She correctly assumed that it was God’s will to heal her.
2. EXPECTATION. She said to herself, “If I just touch His garments, I
shall get well” (5:28). Faith expects God to do a miracle, even when the
situation seems hopeless. She had suffered 12 years, but it still wasn’t too
late.
3. CONNECTION. She was the only one in the crowd who touched Him
with faith. Power was pulled out of Jesus in response to her touch
(v.30). Like an electrical cord being plugged into an outlet, touching Him connected
her with God’s power.
4. RECEPTION. She didn’t wait for Jesus to touch her. She received
her miracle by reaching out and taking it for herself. Later we find
that whenever Jesus went into towns, many people were touching the tassel of
His robe to be healed (Mark 6:56). Apparently this woman set a precedent for
others to receive healing in the same way.
Do you
desperately need a miracle? Learn from this woman—reach out and touch the God
who can do what is humanly impossible (Mark 10:27). www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com
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