March 19- Luke 8:40-48
Women matter. Jesus, living in a high male dominated culture & society system is
seen in the gospels acting counter intuitively & affirming the value of women. This passage is a great insight into two things, Compassion
& Power.
Take in point verse 44. The woman who had the physical ailment had enough faith that
touching Jesus could help her. She
was waiting for this hopeful opportunity to get a chance to be healed. Verse 40 shows that a crowd was waiting
for Jesus, verse 43 reveals she was in that crowd. She reached out to touch the Christ and was IMMEDIATELY
healed. Jesus knew what happened
& when she confessed to her act he blessed her.
But this incident happened while Jesus was heading to Jairus’s house based on his
request. The power of Christ is
revealed that even though Jairus’s daughter had died Jesus still gave her life
back. Now in a culture where young
girls grow up & through an arranged marriage (which involves a monetary
exchange called a dowry) to be able to have a chance to bear children &
help carry a family name. This act of giving Jairus his daughter back was a
FAMILY BLESSING as well as an incredible display of revealing the power of Jesus being God himself.
It’s easy to put Jesus into the “He’s God” category when
discussing His attributes. But reading
accounts like this remind me of His character that I have full access to in my
own relationship with Him.
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