WHEN ALL SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE!

Our God is not like man that He may promise and not do, despite the mountains or the valleys which we may face or encounter in our lives, He still remains the same hope of our salvation! The woman who was subjected to bleeding for 12 yrs, 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. When she heard about JESUS, she came up behind HIM in the crowd and touched HIS cloak, because she thought, "If I just touch HIS clothes, I will be healed." Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

Two things are demonstrated by this woman

1.      She had the “mountain moving” faith: "If I just touch HIS clothes......

This is greatly demonstrated by the kind of faith the woman had in our Lord Jesus Christ. She precisely new that, her healing entailed the faith and will to touch the robe of our Lord Jesus! For Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

2.      She had self- assurance: I will be healed.".......

She knew that she will never be the same again once she touched the robe! And also that nothing was going to deter her from receiving the healing which she had been waiting for all those 12 years!! This woman looked beyond the “blockade” which was presented by the multitude which was with JESUS CHRIST and focused on her healing.  She rose to the occasion to receive her ultimate restoration, which the great physicians of the day could not deliver.

Laws of the day:

Under the Mosaic Law, “When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days at a time other than her monthly period or has a discharge that continues beyond her period, she will be UNCLEAN as long as she has the discharge, just as in the days of her period. Any bed she lies on while her discharge continues will be unclean, as is her bed during her monthly period, and anything she sits on will be unclean, as during her period. Whoever touches them will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening”.

Uncleanliness:

You can picture the situation this woman was in. Presumably her immediate family and even her beloved husband, who promised “till death set us apart”, did not want to be associated with her in any way. Her family and friends were afraid to be regarded as UNCLEAN alongside her. I can visualize how lonely and distance the woman was. Wherever she went, people who knew of her predicament used to run away from her.

Socializing:

The woman was not allowed to socialize with anyone under the customs of the day! You can imagine how difficult this life was for her. In frantic efforts to see her health restored, she was compelled to use up all her wealth and resources which she had acquired, going from one physician to the other but all was in vain.

Life was agonizing and miserably:

This life was so agonizing and really miserable for this woman. Most likely she was contemplating on taking her life. Everything in her life had lost meaning and never mattered anymore! Her husband and children were nowhere to stand with her during this difficult moment in life, when she needed them most. Neither were her friends, or brothers and sisters to hold her and pray with her. She was all alone! Walking down the death lane, I vividly see her lamenting over her sickness day and night, calling out “My Lord... My Lord.... where are you?” she would ask many times again and again.......

Healing time: she never wanted to miss on the opportunity!

When the time of her healing came, she never wanted to miss that very lifetime opportunity. Most probably then, voices were running in her mind, trying to dissuade her with this familiar notion…..“What if people know of my predicaments? What if I don’t get healed? What if……?”What if………….? And so on and on…….the questions kept on lingering in her head.

The woman stood out against all obstacles! She was not bothered about what the people might say or do, neither was she bothered about the laws which hindered and deprived her of the imminent healing. The most concern at that time was GETTING HEALED!

Our lives are full of same kinds of situations. Some are even more heartbreaking than what the woman had. I might not have a clue or have any experience nor idea of it…....however the one and only Lord JESUS CHRIST knows even the deepest depth of our situation(s) we're entangled in......HE says, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”........JESUS CHRIST can heal all manners of sicknesses and diseases.

Call on JESUS CHRIST now for your miracle is already at hand! ......Be it healing from all manners of sickness, financial healing, curses, name it! I proclaim healing and restoration in your life! HE is HEALING you believe and receive it........

BE HEALED AND RESTORED in the name of JESUS CHRIST......... AMEN!!!

Bro. Godfrey Nengo

References:

·         Great inspiration of the HOLY SPIRIT, who is my great FRIEND and COMPANION

·         Extracts from bible (NIV, NKJ and Amplified Bible): Mark 5:25-34, Leviticus 15:25-27, Matthew 11:28