Speak Your Faith Internally

Mark 5:21-42
When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” 31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” 35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” 36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

We see two characters here, one is the woman with the flow of blood for many years and the other is a little girl whose life is just starting. The lady represents the Old Testament while the little girl represents the New Testament. Old Testament law vs New Testament grace. Several times, people miss out on grace because they go back to living a law based life. 

The lady with the flow of blood could not enter the synagogue due to the Old Testament laws whereas the little girl’s father was a synagogue authority. We see a contrast here. We see two very different people from very different backgrounds and conditions here. Whatever the condition may be, we must remember that the Lord heals and delivers. 

The lady with the flow of blood was healed publicly, in front of everyone. But the little girl was healed in secret with only her parents and a few disciples around.

Healing can be in two ways. It can be a big miracle in front of everyone or in secret, quietly, when you're at home. 

Radical faith can heal you. The lady with the flow of blood was healed on account of her firm faith. She may or may not have heard of others being healed but she spoke to herself that she wants to be healed and she was healed.

The girl was healed on account of her father’s faith. The girl was lying dead so there was no way she could exercise faith. 

You can be saved by your radical faith. For those who are weak and broken, someone else’s faith can save you. Your faith for someone else’s healing will heal that person. 

This lady was not allowed to leave the house because of her sickness and uncleanness. But when she heard Jesus was coming by, she ran out and touched the hem of His garment. She couldn’t touch Jesus but she touched His garment’s hem. Touch is very important. 

Man has 3 basic emotional needs

1. Acceptance
2. Affection
3. Appreciation 

Jesus gave all these three to the lady with the blood flow. Jesus showed acceptance to the woman. He did not shame her for breaking the law and coming out while bleeding. He allowed her to touch Him, which is a sign of affection. Jesus appreciated her faith.

We may not get these from our loved ones, but in Jesus we can find acceptance, affection and appreciation. All we have to do is go to Jesus.

Matthew 9:21
She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

She spoke to herself, that if she touched Jesus, she would be healed. She thought to herself and spoke to herself that she will be healed. She must have kept thinking it to herself over and over again, if only she could touch even the hem of His garment, she would be healed.

There is a principle here, speak your faith internally. Confess and declare your healing, like an internal conversation, again and again. That will release healing power into your body. There is power in confession. 

She kept saying it over and over again and when she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, she was healed instantly. She had many barriers in front of her, traditional barriers, the law was against her, religion was against her, society was against her but the faith inside her jumped over all these obstacles and she was healed. She was desperately in need of healing.

If you are desperate for a deliverance, you will immediately be set free.

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