Strangers to Failure by Benson Idahosa

Author:Benson Idahosa
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Faith, Trust in God, Christian Life, Christianity, Religion, Pentecostal & Charismatic
ISBN: 9780892747610
Publisher: Harrison House
Published: 1993-11-30T22:00:00+00:00

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The Woman With the Issue of Blood: Faith Brings Wholeness

..."Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."

Luke 8:48 Niv

The woman who touched the hem of Jesus' garment in faith was made whole. (Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48.)

This Bible story will show you how to release your faith even in the most difficult conditions. Once you have done so, your faith will in turn release healing power, causing it to flow into your being to destroy disease and affliction.

The Bible does not record the name of the woman. I think the reason is because God would have us draw courage and inspiration from her story by putting our name where hers could have been. Then we too will release our faith, not by touching the clothes of Jesus, as she did, but by using some other point of contact that will enable us to believe Christ for our deliverance and receive from Him a miracle as glorious as hers.

Seven things happened in this woman's life that can be just as real for us today:

1. She came to the end of her own resources.

The Bible says that this woman had suffered from an issue of blood for twelve years. (Luke 8:43.) She had an incurable disease. Perhaps it was cancer, we don't know. The Gospel of Mark tells us that she ...had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse (Mark 5:26).

One day this poor, sick woman faced up to her problem and realized that she had exhausted medical science, as well as her monetary resources. She made a remarkable decision—to stop before she went to pieces. She knew where she stood; she was beyond human help. She came to the end of her own way and halted. Fear sets in when we know there is no cure for our ailment, yet we frantically keep seeking human aid. This woman wisely stopped before her fear tore her to pieces.

2. She heard the story of faith—and believed it.

The story of Jesus reached this woman's ears; she heard that there was a Galilean Prophet Who was traveling throughout Judea, healing the sick and bringing peace to their souls. So remarkable was His power that totally blind eyes had been opened by His touch; the deaf and mute now heard and spoke; even some of the hopeless cripples had been made whole.

Naturally, great crowds thronged around Him, so that He hardly had time to rest or eat. The crowds were so thick that only a few had the opportunity to talk with Him or have Him place His hands upon them. But His ministry had inspired such faith that now the people wanted only to touch Him, and it was reported that everyone who came close enough to do so was made perfectly whole.

His name? Jesus of Nazareth.

This was astounding news, but the woman believed it—every word of it. Anyone who can believe in human skill can believe in divine power. For

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