You Are Healed (Matthew 8:1-9:34) Part 8

A BLEEDING WOMAN

Infirmity: Continual or frequently repeated bleeding
Patient: a woman (an unclean outcast)
Initiation: Verse 20-21: “…a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. She said to herself, “‘If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.’”
Response: Jesus spoke and she was healed.
Directive: “Take heart, daughter” (v.22)

This lady barges upon the scene. She doesn’t have any of the requisite deference of the synagogue leader in our story who is kneeling before the Lord. She doesn’t have the humility and overtly displayed respect of the leper or the Centurion mentioned in Chapter 8. This lady just sneaks up to Jesus and touches His clothes almost as if she is trying to steal a healing. Jesus notices her –of course- and tells her not to be afraid; He tells her to “Take heart, daughter … your faith has healed you.” This woman is seemingly afraid of Jesus but she knows He can heal her so she comes to Him. Jesus knows her fears. Jesus knows her struggles. Jesus meets her and Jesus heals her. Even if we are afraid of God, as we approach Him, He will meet us with love and forgiveness – no matter who we are. He loves us.

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