Mark 5:28 – 30 - For she said, if I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus immediately knowing in Himself that virtue had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the press and said, “Who touched my clothes?
In this passage of scripture is the story of a woman with an issue of blood who had been sick for 12 years.
She was considered unclean and was not to be seen out in public.
When she heard about Jesus and His miracles she threw caution to the wind and went after her miracle.
She pushed her way through the crowd even in her weakened
condition.
Her faith and determination gave her the strength to pursue her miracle with her whole heart.
She was not looking for an audience with Jesus.
She did not desire to ask Him about His healing ministry.
She simply heard about all His miracles and believed that she could be one of those miracles.
She had a far deeper understanding than most – somehow she knew that if she touched the hem of His garment that power could also be found there and she would be healed.
She determined in her heart to get close enough to Him to experience this power.
When she pressed her way to Him and touched His garment, instantly her bleeding stopped and she was healed.
With all the people surrounding Him, Jesus asked, “Who touched Me?” and His disciples reminded Him off the size of the crowd.
Jesus felt virtue – power left His body when she touched Him.
Virtue is defined as power and goodness. This flowed out of Jesus into this woman and healed her.
Jesus found her in the crowd, because she came trembling and knelt at His feet.
Jesus said, “Daughter, your faith, your confidence, your determination has healed you go in peace and be freed from your sufferings.
Goodness flowed from Jesus into her and made her whole.
That same virtue, goodness and power is being offered to us today. All we have to do is to reach out and touch Him.
How close are you to Jesus’ virtue?
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