June 22, 2006
The Word June 22, 2006
Lessons Learned From
The Women with the Issue of Blood
Lesson Three
Many were Present; Only One was Delivered
Mark 5: 25-34 (King James Version)
“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.”
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
Matthew 7: 13-14
-When the woman with the issue of blood was healed, the word tells us that there were many people present. With all of those people around, it is safe to assume that she was not the only one who had a problem. There had to be many other people that day that needed to be delivered from something. Why were they not delivered? Why was she the only one that was healed in the mist of all of those people? Yesterday, we were given one answer to that question, because of her faith she was healed. Matthew 7 tells us, “narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
-When we look around us, in our church, on our job, and among our friends and we see others being blessed we start to question God about where our blessing is. We say, “God, I’m coming to church, I’m praying, I’m following your commandments. I am in your mist. How come I’m not receiving my blessings?” The Lord’s answer to that is, “Yes, you are, but where is your faith.” You can’t expect God to move in your life without faith. We have already learned that with out faith it is impossible to please God. The woman with the issue of blood got her blessing because she came with her faith. If we want our blessing, we need to come to God with our faith. “Lord, please do not allow me to come before You expecting anything without having faith.”
Lessons Learned From
The Women with the Issue of Blood
Lesson Three
Many were Present; Only One was Delivered
Mark 5: 25-34 (King James Version)
“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.”
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
Matthew 7: 13-14
-When the woman with the issue of blood was healed, the word tells us that there were many people present. With all of those people around, it is safe to assume that she was not the only one who had a problem. There had to be many other people that day that needed to be delivered from something. Why were they not delivered? Why was she the only one that was healed in the mist of all of those people? Yesterday, we were given one answer to that question, because of her faith she was healed. Matthew 7 tells us, “narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
-When we look around us, in our church, on our job, and among our friends and we see others being blessed we start to question God about where our blessing is. We say, “God, I’m coming to church, I’m praying, I’m following your commandments. I am in your mist. How come I’m not receiving my blessings?” The Lord’s answer to that is, “Yes, you are, but where is your faith.” You can’t expect God to move in your life without faith. We have already learned that with out faith it is impossible to please God. The woman with the issue of blood got her blessing because she came with her faith. If we want our blessing, we need to come to God with our faith. “Lord, please do not allow me to come before You expecting anything without having faith.”
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