Laurie Hopkins

Jesus was on the way to Jairus’ house to heal his daughter.  

But the crowd was heavy around Jesus and in the middle of the throng was a woman who reached out and touched Jesus and was healed.  

As Jesus felt power go out from Himself He stopped and inquired as to who had touched Him and then stopped and took the time to address that woman. 

Imagine Jairus and His reaction to this situation.  

Initially he would have been hopeful that Jesus was coming to attend to his daughter.  

But now the delay as Jesus attended to some other woman in the midst of the crowd.  

Imagine his despair when the news came that his daughter was dead.  

Imagine the questions that poured through his mind, 

“if only Jesus had not stopped and taken the time to heal that other woman.” 

But then Jesus spoke, 

“Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”  

Just as He spoke to Jairus, Jesus is calling out to us today, 

“Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”  

We were on our way with Jesus at our side to deal with a situation. 

But then, something happened.  

There was a delay, an interruption and we began to despair, to lose hope.  It would seem that our miracle had been interrupted.  2 things to remember: 

1) Jesus is always on time and

 2) our time lines look very different that Jesus’ timelines. 

When it seems your miracle had been interrupted, remember Jairus.  

His miracle appeared to be interrupted and his situation got worse before it got better, but in the end, his daughter was healed!  

“Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

Have you ever felt like your miracle was interrupted? How did it work out?

Jesus knew when the woman with the issue of blood had touched Him because He felt power going out from Himself.  

But when Jesus knew the power had gone out, He didn’t need to stop.  

He was on His way to Jairus’ house to heal his daughter.  Jesus was an important man with important things to do.  

He could have kept on going and the woman would still have been healed.  

But that is not the nature of Jesus, to heal without an intimate knowledge.  

Jesus wanted to know the one that His power had touched, the individual, the one who had faith to reach for the hem of His garment.  

And so He asked, 

“Who touched Me?”  

Jesus is asking that question of us today.  

Jesus wants to know us, as individuals, as the ones that have faith to humble ourselves and reach for the hem of His garment.  

Jesus wants to know us individually, not just as one of the many that throng around Him in the crowd. Today when Jesus cries out 

“Who touched Me?” 

will you be willing to speak up an identify yourself?  

It will be the beginning of a wonderful relationship with Him.

What has your experience been with reaching for the hem of Jesus’ garment?

The disciples walked with Jesus.  

They saw Him perform miracles regularly.  

And yet, when the waves rose and the water raged, they, seasoned fisherman, panicked, even though Jesus was physically in the boat with them.  

They understood that He could heal the sick and feed the multitudes but they had not yet seen Him command the wind and the waves.  

They knew the ferociousness and unpredictability of the sea.  

But as of yet, they didn’t know the Jesus who could calm the sea with a word.  

We are often like the disciples.  

We trust Jesus in many areas of our lives, mostly the areas we have had experience with Him in.  

But when it comes to ferocious and raging issues, issues that we sometimes believe we understand better than Jesus because of our skillset, we, like the disciples cry out 

“Master, Master, we are perishing!” 

Faith is trusting Jesus with all parts of our lives, especially those parts of our lives that we haven’t seen Him command yet. 

Oh that we wouldn’t marvel as the disciples did, but trust that He will speak to the wind and the waters in our lives, every time.

Do you have areas of your life that you haven’t handed over to Jesus as of yet?