Daily Devotional
By Pastor Jerry Teboe
A Closer Walk with Christ in 2026
A Walk with the Master Series
An Unusual Healing
Mark 25-34
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, Mar 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, Mar 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. Mar 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mar 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? Mar 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ar 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. Mar 5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. Mar 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Today’s portion is one of the most unusual accounts of healing in the gospels. We find this woman appearing in the crowd unnoticed and hoping that she would not be seen. She had a need. For 12 years, she had a physical issue for which the doctors of that day had no cure. Evidently, she had heard of Jesus and His ability to heal, but was timid about coming to Him to seek help. With her problem, she was counted as an outcast in Jewish society, so perhaps she thought that Jesus wouldn’t want her to come near to Him. She had faith, but what kind did she have? Warren Wiersbe has the following perspective. What kind of faith did she have? It was weak, timid, and perhaps somewhat superstitious. She kept saying to herself that she had to touch His clothes in order to be healed (see Mar_3:10; Mar_6:56). She had heard reports of others being healed by Jesus (Mar_5:27), so she made this one great attempt to get through to the Saviour. She was not disappointed: Jesus honored her faith, weak as it was, and healed her body.
There is a good lesson here for all of us. Not everybody has the same degree of faith, but Jesus responds to faith no matter how feeble it might be. When we believe, He shares His power with us and something happens in our lives. There were many others in that crowd who were close to Jesus and even pressing against Him, but they experienced no miracles. Why? Because they did not have faith. It is one thing to throng Him and quite something else to trust Him.
Her faith was sufficient. Her healing was unusual because it was done without a direct touch by the Lord. This is the kind of faith that we need to have when we don’t know where else to turn. We must just reach out to Jesus and only touch His garment by faith. The Lord loves us. He showed that love to the woman when He said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. He called her daughter. Can you imagine the joy that brought to her heart. She was no longer an outcast, but the Lord Himself claimed her as His own.
This is the heart cry we need to have as we approach the Lord. We are His children, and He loves us with an everlasting love; so we can approach Him joyfully with expectation when we pray to Him. Maybe we will experience an unusual healing also when we do so!
Bible Reading for the Year
March 14th, Deuteronomy 26-27; Mark 15:1-26
March 15th, Deuteronomy 28; Mark 15:27-47
Prayer Needs
Pray for Dr. Joe Jordan who had an angioplasty on Thursday, March 12th. They found one artery was 70% blocked. They are looking at a date for coronary artery bypass surgery.
Please pray for Phil Corey in his continual dialysis treatments. He had several procedures done at the hospital but is home now. Please pray for Michelle and for Doris too.
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Teboe Buchamer. Pray for her healing. Her pain has returned.
Please pray for Madison Bowers Millwee. She is now at 28 weeks and is doing well. Everything is relatively stable at this point. She will continue modified bedrest until she delivers
Please pray for Robbie Harvey, Barbara Teboe’s nephew, who has MAC lung disease, and antibiotics are no longer working. Pray for healing!
Please continue to pray for Beth Buchta that her hip will completely heal. She saw the doctor the other day, and found she was overusing her hip. Her recovery can take up to a year.
Please continue to pray for Marvin Silverthorne for his eyesight to improve.
Praise the Lord for a great time at McGregor Downs Tuesday! Mitch preached the gospel, and several people responded to receive Christ. Come be a part of this great ministry! Speak to Maggie Harris. She would love to have you come.
Please pray for the cousin of Sarah Crandall, Margo Fields, who is doing chemo now for colon cancer.
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Pray for our Missionaries!
Sue Singleton and the mission in Cambodia
Dr. Joe Jordan and the CBM (Cross and Bible Ministries)
Travis and Caroline Fennessy – IBM missionaries to Southeast Asia