The woman realized what had happened to her, so she came, trembling with fear, knelt at his feet, and told him the whole truth. Jesus said to her, “My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your trouble.” Mark 5:33-34

We have all heard about the woman with the issue of blood in the Bible. She bled for 12 years, seeking medical help and spending all her money. As she continued to get worse, she heard about Jesus. She thought to herself, “If I just touch his clothes, I will get well.” Her faith is so amazing.

But here is what I heard about this woman from Steven Furtick. He said “It was her honesty that made her authentic.” Wow. She was completely honest with Jesus and this made her real. If I use my imagination I see this woman shaking, not knowing how to tell Jesus why she touched him. There were so many people around, the word says a crowd. His disciples were there also. Plus, the word says Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it, who had taken His power from him. Now think about this, you as a woman have been bleeding for 12 years and you decide to touch Jesus because you know you would be healed. Then you get caught! So you have to tell Jesus and the crowd about your issue.

My heart feels for her. BUT! She speaks honestly to Him. She tells him the whole truth, she is real with Jesus. I love this. It speaks volumes of who Jesus is. He is our healer, comforter, savior, and friend. Our friend!! We get to have conversations with Jesus anytime we want. We get to have conversations with Him about anything going on in our life. We get to praise Him and thank Him in the midst of everything going on. I believe He listens with a heart of compassion just waiting for us to “reach out and touch His clothes”.

Also, look at verse 34. Jesus says to the woman “my daughter”. Does this not make your heart leap?!? If you are like me at all, I get so excited about this story. My understanding of Jesus in this story alone makes me have incredible faith. We are His daughters.

My friends reach out and touch His garment. Be honest and authentic in your walk and conversations with Him. His gift of salvation is for all of us, all we need to do is accept it. We then can become His daughters and sit at His feet having the most intimate talks.

For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring with your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:10

Believe in your heart and declare your faith my friends. He is waiting for your honesty.

Blessings