LOSING AN AFFLICTION (Mark 5: 25-34)
Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?" But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'" And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
Someone reading this piece is about to lose something, there is going to be a loss of something in the life of someone reading this. There is going to be a loss of a particular affliction in the life of the reader by the time he or she gets to the last word of it in the name that is above every other name, in the name of Jesus Christ. The number of years the affliction had taken does not matter, it is time for it to disappear forever in Jesus’ name. what we are saying this morning is that someone is going to be totally set free from a certain affliction especially the one that has proved stubborn for quite a long time. The healer is here for your sake, He wants to set you free because He loves you regardless of your weakness. If you come to meet with Christ, one of the things we are sure you will lose is affliction. He has the power to command it out of your body no minding the severity and how long it has been there. For you to avail yourself of this great chance, the currency is FAITH.
As we have read in out passage this morning, the woman with the affliction of the flow of blood had visited many doctors, spent all that she had and did not get better at all but when she heard about Jesus’ presence in the area, she went in faith that if only she could touch the garment of Jesus Christ she was going to lose her stubborn affliction. She did not go with money or any substance but with faith.
The woman had a hemorrhage that was apparently incurable and was slowly destroying her. One can only imagine the pain and emotional pressure that sapped her strength day after day. When you consider her many disappointments with the doctors and the poverty it brought her, you wonder how she endured as long as she did. But there was one added burden: according to the Law, she was ceremonially unclean, which greatly restricted both her religious and her social life (Lev 15:19ff). What a burden she carried! However, she let nothing stand in her way as she pushed through the crowd and came to Jesus. She could have used any number of excuses to convince herself to stay away from Him. She might have said: "I'm not important enough to ask Jesus for help!" or "Look, He's going with Jairus, so I won't bother Him now." (The Bible Exposition Commentary).
What is your own affliction? Let it be the reason why you have to be desperate to touch Christ today. Come with faith, do not say that is what they used to say, and yet there had been no positive result. Come to the great physician who cannot fail, He is your creator, He loves you and He was afflicted so that you may not be afflicted. He is waiting for you, as you touch Him now, it is certain you will lose that affliction whatever it may be in your life. Remain blessed in the Lord.
PRAYER POINTS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: - Father, do not pass me bye till you rebuke the affliction of my life IJN
Tuesday: - Every hindrance that is preventing me from touching Christ, I destroy by fire by thunder IJN
Wednesday: - Father in heaven, please disappoint all those who are happy because of my affliction and set me free now IJN
Thursday: - All that I have lost through my affliction, Lord, restore them to back to me in full IJN
Friday: - Lord, make Seed of Life a deliverance center IJN
Saturday: - God of all nations, please deliver Nigeria from the power of darkness and grant us peace IJN
Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?" But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'" And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."
Someone reading this piece is about to lose something, there is going to be a loss of something in the life of someone reading this. There is going to be a loss of a particular affliction in the life of the reader by the time he or she gets to the last word of it in the name that is above every other name, in the name of Jesus Christ. The number of years the affliction had taken does not matter, it is time for it to disappear forever in Jesus’ name. what we are saying this morning is that someone is going to be totally set free from a certain affliction especially the one that has proved stubborn for quite a long time. The healer is here for your sake, He wants to set you free because He loves you regardless of your weakness. If you come to meet with Christ, one of the things we are sure you will lose is affliction. He has the power to command it out of your body no minding the severity and how long it has been there. For you to avail yourself of this great chance, the currency is FAITH.
As we have read in out passage this morning, the woman with the affliction of the flow of blood had visited many doctors, spent all that she had and did not get better at all but when she heard about Jesus’ presence in the area, she went in faith that if only she could touch the garment of Jesus Christ she was going to lose her stubborn affliction. She did not go with money or any substance but with faith.
The woman had a hemorrhage that was apparently incurable and was slowly destroying her. One can only imagine the pain and emotional pressure that sapped her strength day after day. When you consider her many disappointments with the doctors and the poverty it brought her, you wonder how she endured as long as she did. But there was one added burden: according to the Law, she was ceremonially unclean, which greatly restricted both her religious and her social life (Lev 15:19ff). What a burden she carried! However, she let nothing stand in her way as she pushed through the crowd and came to Jesus. She could have used any number of excuses to convince herself to stay away from Him. She might have said: "I'm not important enough to ask Jesus for help!" or "Look, He's going with Jairus, so I won't bother Him now." (The Bible Exposition Commentary).
What is your own affliction? Let it be the reason why you have to be desperate to touch Christ today. Come with faith, do not say that is what they used to say, and yet there had been no positive result. Come to the great physician who cannot fail, He is your creator, He loves you and He was afflicted so that you may not be afflicted. He is waiting for you, as you touch Him now, it is certain you will lose that affliction whatever it may be in your life. Remain blessed in the Lord.
PRAYER POINTS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: - Father, do not pass me bye till you rebuke the affliction of my life IJN
Tuesday: - Every hindrance that is preventing me from touching Christ, I destroy by fire by thunder IJN
Wednesday: - Father in heaven, please disappoint all those who are happy because of my affliction and set me free now IJN
Thursday: - All that I have lost through my affliction, Lord, restore them to back to me in full IJN
Friday: - Lord, make Seed of Life a deliverance center IJN
Saturday: - God of all nations, please deliver Nigeria from the power of darkness and grant us peace IJN
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