The Woman with the Issue of Blood

 

The Woman with the Issue of Blood

“He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.’” (Mark 5:34)

In Mark chapter 5, there was a woman who had suffered from an issue of blood for twelve years. She had gone to many doctors in hopes of finding a cure for her painful illness, spending everything she had, but her condition only grew worse. By then, no matter who told her there was a way to be healed, she no longer believed it. She had completely lost hope that her sickness could ever be cured. She had spent all her money and could barely support herself.

At that time, the woman heard about Jesus. She heard that Jesus could heal any kind of disease, and hope began to stir again in her heart. She wanted to see Him, so she started asking around to find out where He was. One day, she finally saw Jesus on the road. A great crowd had gathered around Him, and with great difficulty she pushed through the people and drew near to Him. At last, she saw Jesus—the One everyone was talking about—with her own eyes.

“Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”

The woman came up behind Jesus and touched His clothes. She had nothing left and didn’t even ask Jesus to heal her, because she already believed in her heart, “If I can just touch the hem of His garment, I will be healed.” The moment her hand touched His clothes, she felt in her heart that she was healed. Immediately, her bleeding stopped, and her body was completely restored. The Bible records that when she touched Jesus’ garment, the source of her bleeding dried up at once.

Knowing and believing in Jesus unites His heart with ours. First, the woman felt in her heart that she was healed; then she experienced the healing in her body. At that moment, Jesus sensed that power had gone out from Him, so He turned around in the crowd and said:

“Who touched My clothes?”

The disciples replied,
“You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

But Jesus looked around to see who had touched Him in faith. Trembling with fear, the woman who had been healed came forward, fell at Jesus’ feet, and told Him the whole truth. Then Jesus said to her:

“Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

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Jesus Is Still Working Today

Jesus forgave our sins and healed our diseases. He is near to us, and if we believe in Him with our hearts, He will wash away our sins, heal our sicknesses, and give us strength to live by faith. Jesus is the same yesterday and today, and He never changes. The same Jesus who healed many, who healed the woman with the issue of blood, can also heal us today. If we have faith that Jesus will work, He will indeed work in our lives.

God desires to work in everyone’s life today. Anyone who has faith in Jesus can experience His work and see their life changed. The Jesus who worked yesterday is working today, and the Jesus who works today will continue to work forever. When we have faith in Him—firmly believing that He can heal all our sicknesses and solve all our problems—His power will be revealed in our lives.

Jesus can become our strength, our healer, and our help in every situation. He is the same yesterday and today, unchanging forever. He can transform our lives and make us complete in every way.

患血漏症的女人

 

“耶稣对她说：‘女儿，你的信救了你，平平安安地回去吧！你的灾病痊愈了。’”（可5：34）

 

在《马可福音》5章中，有得了十二年血漏症的饱受痛苦的女人。为了医治使她痛苦不堪的疾病，她去看过很多医生，又花尽了她所有的，却一点也不见好，病势反倒更重了。现在不管谁说有能够治好这个病的方法，女人也不再相信了。她达到了完全不相信这个病能医治的状态。她把钱都花光了，甚至连维持生活都很困难。

就在这时，女人听到了耶稣的消息。听说耶稣什么病都能治，她心里重新有了盼望。她想见耶稣，便开始四处打听耶稣在哪儿。就这样，有一天，女人终于在路上遇到了耶稣。很多人都来见耶稣。在人山人海的街道上，女人好不容易靠近了耶稣。她终于亲眼见到了传说中的耶稣。

 

“女儿，你的信救了你，平平安安地回去吧！”

女人走到耶稣后面，摸了他的衣服。现在她一无所有，也没有请求耶稣医治她的病，因为她有了信心：“我摸耶稣的衣服䍁子，耶稣也能医治我。”手一碰到耶稣的衣裳，女人心里就觉得自己的病好了。并且，她身体上的疾病也马上好了。《圣经》上记录说，女人一摸耶稣的衣裳，血漏的源头就立刻干了。

认识耶稣、相信耶稣的心，使耶稣的心和我们的心成为了一个。患血漏症的女人一开始是心里觉得病好了，接着是身体上感觉到病好了。此时，耶稣感到有能力从自己身上出去，就在众人中间转过来，说：

“谁摸我的衣裳？”

门徒回答说：

“你看众人拥挤你，还说：‘谁摸我’吗？”

耶稣回过头来，想看一看凭信心摸他衣裳的女人。这时，得了血漏症的女人战战兢兢地走出来，俯伏在耶稣跟前，将实情全告诉了他。听了女人的话，耶稣说：

“女儿，你的信救了你，平平安安地回去吧！你的灾病痊愈了。”

 

耶稣今天也在为我们作工

耶稣赦免了我们的罪恶，医治了我们的疾病。他离我们很近，只要我们从心里相信，他就会洗净我们的罪恶，医治我们的疾病，赐给我们凭借信心生活的力量。无论是昨天，还是今天，耶稣永远不变。耶稣医治了其他病人，医治了血漏症女人，也会医治我们。只要我们有一颗相信耶稣会作工的心，耶稣今天就会为我们作工。

神今天也想在我们所有人的生活中作工。无论是谁，只要有相信耶稣的信心，耶稣就会作工，就会改变他的生活。昨天作工的耶稣，今天也在作工；今天作工的耶稣，也会永远不变地作工。我们有相信耶稣的信心，对耶稣会医治我们的一切疾病，解决我们的一切问题深信不疑，耶稣的能力就能在我们的生活中显现出来。

耶稣能成为我们的能力，能医治我们，并在任何问题上，都能成为我们的帮助。并且，不管是昨天，还是今天，这位耶稣永远不变，无论何时都能改变我们的生活，使我们在方方面面得以完全。