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Mark 5: 25 - 34

²⁵ Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, ²⁶ and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. ²⁷ When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. ²⁸ For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”

²⁹ Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the ^[a]affliction. ³⁰ And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

³¹ But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

³² And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. ³³ But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴ And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

This woman had suffered a long time. She had gone round and round seeking a miracle but all to no avail. She had spent all that she had. She had looked for solution everywhere till she met the Lord Jesus and received her miracle. Power was released from Christ and she received her miracle. Power oozed out of Him as she reached at in faith and her case was settled.

The Lord is still doing miracles today and will keep doing miracles because according to Hebrews 13: 8

There are many believers today who are ignorant of their innate nature to be fruitful and to flourish.

We have all been created to be fruitful. God wants us to flourish.

In John 15:16, Jesus tells His disciples that He chose them to be fruitful.

16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

Have you ever felt as though you are on your own?

Felt as though everyone has moved on, and you seem to be in a place of complete stagnation.

Feeling forgotten by God? Wondering if God’s promise will ever be fulfilled in your life? Are you wondering if He would ever open that door He promised? Are you hoping praying and trusting God for a breakthrough? Yet there is no breakthrough.

Joseph was a man with a dream, he had the most amazing dream, even his brothers became jealous, his father was upset with him. His brothers knew his dreams could come true one day and the only solution to joseph realising that dream was to kill him.  

Genesis 37:18-20

18 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. 19 Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! 20 Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!”

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing

Ephesians 6: 18

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Paul writes to the early church and exhorts them to pray without ceasing.

He tells the Ephesians Church to pray always.

What does it mean to pray without ceasing? What does it mean to pray always?

Matthew 26:40

Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?

We sometimes miss the importance of prayer because we do not understand it’s importance.

Jesus said to His disciples could you not watch with me for just one hour.

This statement is very important to note because prayer is what keeps us from temptation.

Prayer keeps you away from falling.

Prayer strengthens your faith.

Prayer keeps you from losing faith.

John 14:12

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

A quote I picked up recently, this is what is says.

Being the hands and feet of Jesus means that Christ’s followers, past, present, and future, are obedient in their commission to preach the gospel and co-labour with Christ to love, serve, and heal the broken, hurting, and hopeless of this world.

Thirty-two years ago, I gave my life to Christ, He became my Lord and my Saviour. The journey to my salvation began more than 32 years ago because there were people who preached the gospel to me, people who prayed for me, people who saw beyond my defensive mechanism, people who never stopped loving me despite my attitude towards them, they were the hands and feet of Jesus.

The resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ from the dead is the foundation of our faith as Christians.

As Christians if God did not raise Jesus from the dead then we are just wasting our time in a dead faith.

I have however always been fascinated by Peter’s gospel message to Cornelius and his household. Peter begins his gospel message by acknowledging that God is impartial. The good news is not for a certain group of people. The good news transcends race, colour or class. The good news is for everyone.

Acts 10:34-43

34 Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. 37 That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Peter in his sharing of the gospel message highlights three important things that everyone should know and that is -

1. CHRIST WALKED ON THIS EARTH - We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem.
2. JESUS DIED - They put him to death by hanging him on a tree
3. HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD - but God raised him on the third day
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