Mk 5:25-34 Jn 5:5-6 Wilt thou be made whole?
Like this man at the pool of Bethesda and like the woman in our text I know that there are some people here today that have issues.
(Issue means) to pass or flow out, as in our text this woman had a physical condition that created an issue of blood.
She was continually passing blood, she had an unnatural flow of blood
I emphasize this woman's condition because it represents many issues here today.
The blood is the life of the flesh: that means this woman was dying, her blood was flowing out of her
issuing out of her.
When we speak of an issue we are speaking about the situation or condition that is draining your life, More specifically killing you.
It may be an issue in your finances, It may be an issue in your health, It may be an issue in your mind, your emotions.
It may be an issue in your marriage.
Something is out of order, something is unnatural something is dying, something is killing you.
Your issue may be pornography, or drugs or alcohol, your issue maybe fornication or adultery.
Your issue maybe jealousy or anger or unforgiveness.
Your issue may be pride or criticism or rebellion or prejudice.
It doesn’t matter what name you put on it, Whatever your issue is: whatever your problem is, the Great Physician is in the house to heal you, deliver you and to set you free.
Somebody needs a healing, somebody needs deliverance, somebody needs a miracle, somebody needs the Holy Ghost.
It doesn't matter what the need is what the problem is or what the issue is the miracle worker is here.
Your miracle is in the house. Your healing, your deliverance, your restoration, your breakthrough, your baptism, is here right now.
The same Jesus who walked the shores of Galilee and open blind eyes and made the dumb to speak and the deaf to hear, who healed this woman with the issue of blood and who healed this man of at the pool of Bethesda of a 38 year condition is here right now.
Jesus is alive.
If Jesus is alive and he will do the same things he did before they crucified Him.
Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. because I live ye shall live also.
Jesus said: I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.
1Jn 3:8 for this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Jesus paid in full for your healing, your miracle, your deliverance.
Isaiah 53:5 He was wounded for our transgressions bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with His stripes we are healed.
Matthew 8:16-17 Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses.
Galatians 3:13-14 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us, for it is written cursed is everyone then hangeth on a tree, That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Jesus was made sin with our sin and sick with our sickness and our diseases.
It doesn't matter to God what your issue is, God is in the miracle business.
God is no respecter of persons.
That means your position or your situation or station in life doesn't matter to God.
Rich or poor high or low we are all the same in God's sight.
God is a God of miracles.
Miracles are real.
God still does miracles.
All through the Bible we see the miracle working power of God: The dividing of the Red Sea the collapse of the walls of Jericho, Daniel in the Lions Den, the three Hebrew boys walking through the fiery furnace, the multiplication of a widows small pot of oil,
Then the many miracles of Jesus:
He turned water into wine, walked on the water, multiplied the bread and the fishes, he made blind eyes open, cripples walk, restored missing body parts’ raised Lazarus from the dead.
Then in the book of Acts the lame man at the beautiful gate had never walked; healed under Peter and Johns ministry, the sick were healed as Peters shadow fell over them.
Under Paul's ministry prayer cloths and aprons were taken from his body and put on the sick and the sick were healed and demons came out of those who were possessed with them.
The point is God is a God of miracles.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever.
Miracles are for today
A miracle is an event or effect contrary to the established course and constitution of things. A deviation, and interruption of the known laws of nature. A supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed.
Jesus says according to your faith be it unto you; thank God it's according to your faith not according to your money not according to your position not according to your religion not according to your knowledge, not according to your tradition, but according to your faith.
Faith is the only currency that heaven recognizes
The price for accessing the supernatural power of God is faith.
Hebrews 11:6 but without faith it is impossible to please God.
Jesus said: Daughter thy faith hath made thee whole, go in peace and be whole of thy plague.
Your faith can make you whole today:
All things are possible to him that beleiveth.
The kingdom of God can only be accessed by faith.
Everything you need is in the Kingdom
The kingdom of God is a spiritual reality that is greater, superior to the natural kingdoms of this world, and superior to the kingdom of Satan.
Satan's kingdom is also a spiritual reality that is invisible but very active and very real.
Sickness disease poverty and lack bondage opression strife envy, murder jealousy, hate abuse, prejudice, lust, perversion. This is all the product and the fruit of Satan's kingdom.
Romans 14:17 the kingdom of God is: righteousness, peace, joy, in the Holy Ghost.
Wherever the kingdom of God comes Satans Kingdom is overthrown.
Satan's kingdom is broken. Yokes are destroyed. The sick are healed.
The captives are set free. The blind see. The deaf hear, cripples walk.
The currency of the kingdom is faith.
Matthew 9:28-30 Jesus asked the blind men do you believe that I can do this? they said yes. Then Jesus said: “ according to your faith” be it unto you. And immediately their eyes were opened.
When the woman with the issue of blood came to Jesus she had no money, she had no position, her reputation was that she was unclean, she was a woman with an issue.
Her hands were empty, but her heart was full of faith:
If I can but touch the hem of His garment I know I'll be healed.
That day she stretched out the hand of faith and she touched the realm of miracles.
She heard of Jesus.
She came to where Jesus was.
She pressed her way through the crowd.
Like this woman: if you want a miracle you have to be willing to press; You have to press past fear and doubt.
You have to press past religion and tradition.
You have to press past past failures and pass disappointments.
You have to press past the what ifs and what about so and so's.
When you really want a miracle you are going to find that you are going to have to leave some people behind; just like Abraham as he walked in obedience to God he and his son Isaac climbed the mountain together but they left the others at the foot of the mountain with the donkeys.
Sometimes you have to leave some people behind.
Everybody can't go where God is taking you.
You may have to have a deliverance service and deliver yourself from the doubters the pouters the mumblers and complainers, the moaners groaners and the religious.
Notice that in our text: the woman comes to Jesus alone.
No one is helping her, no one is encouraging her, and no one is holding her hand.
If you're going to get a miracle you have to know how to encourage yourself.
Like this woman and like David who encouraged himself in the Lord you've got to have a little preacher in you.
You have to preach to yourself.
Finally she reaches Jesus: she stretched out her hand and touched him.
It's not enough just to be where Jesus is: (you have to touch him).
You have to want to be well.
You have to want to be free, You have to want to be delivered.
You have to touch him with your faith, You have to put a demand on him.
I may go to Hometown Buffet and be surrounded by wonderful food it looks great and smells great but it doesn't profit me until I put it in my mouth and swallow it.
The presence of the Lord is here today, his power His anointing is here, but it won't help you unless you stretch out the hand of faith and put a demand on it.
I feel something stirring in here right now.
I feel faith rising in this place.
I feel it in the spirit.
Somebody is putting a demand on the anointing.
Somebody is pressing their way to Jesus right now.
Somebody is sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Somebody came expecting a miracle.
Somebody came with the desire to be made whole.
She stretched out her hand and touched him.
That tells me two things
1. Your miracle is within reach
2. You have to stretch for it.
Your issue may be small just a little thing, just a little something out of order.
Or your issue maybe a big thing that is taking over your life destroying your health, destroying your marriage, destroying your ministry.
Your issue may be critical, you may need a miracle.
Whatever the issue or situation or condition is: Jesus is the answer.
He wants to heal you everywhere you hurt.
It doesn't matter to God if it’s a headache or cancer.
It doesn't matter if its just a small thing or its critical
Jesus never turned anyone away, there was no case too hard, or no case to insignificant, Jesus cares.
The same word, the same anointing, the same virtue and power will make you whole. Today is your day for a miracle.
First of all the greatest miracle of all is the healing of your soul, the
Salvation of your soul.
God wants you well in every area of your life. The miracle worker is in the house today.
Wilt thou be made whole?
