The Woman with the Issue of Blood

What if the very thing blocking our miracle is not God's reluctance, but our own hesitation to act on what we've heard? This powerful exploration of the woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5 challenges us to examine the crucial connection between hearing about Jesus and moving toward our healing. For twelve long years, this woman suffered with a chronic condition that left her physically depleted, financially devastated, and medically hopeless. Yet everything changed when she heard about Jesus. Her miracle didn't begin at the hem of His garment; it started at the moment of hearing. This teaches us that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. But here's the transformative truth: genuine faith always produces action. This woman could have been discouraged by the crowd of people surrounding Jesus who weren't being healed, by the impossibility of reaching Him, or by twelve years of disappointment. Instead, she held fast to what she heard rather than what she saw. She prophesied her own healing, declaring 'I shall be made whole' before it happened. Her faith made her whole, not Jesus' pity or perfect timing. This means our faith can make us whole too. The question is: will we move beyond merely believing to actually reaching out in faith, regardless of what circumstances look like or what others experience?