The women with the issue of blood

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The women with the issue of blood

Soon after I was married our pastor’s wife gave a message called “The Hem of Him” and this woman was the main subject of her message. She talked about how she had to press through the crowd to get to Jesus. She talked about how she was unclean and should not be in the crowd. Then she related it to us that we have to press through all the doubts, internal and external, to get to Jesus. Most certainly we all have heard a message of this woman. 

Did you pick up that she had an issue with bleeding for 12 years? Jairus’ daughter was 12 years old. Of course, neither the women nor Jairus knew this but Jesus did. And was willing to help both the synagogue ruler and this poor woman the same. He did not show favoritism but was moved by their faith. 

Could this woman have touched a tassel on Jesus’ robe or did she just touch the hem of it?

“The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout their generations they are to make tassels for the corners of their garments, and put a blue cord on the tassel at each corner. These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the Lord’s commands and obey them and not become unfaithful by following your own heart and your own eyes. This way you will remember and obey all My commands and be holy to your God. I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭15‬:‭37‬-‭41‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

“He said, “If you will carefully obey the Lord your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am Yahweh who heals you.”

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭15‬:‭26‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

It could be that as she approached Jesus she heard a word from God reminding her to obey Him and the tassel would be her connection to God as a remembrance to obey God in her healing. 

What crazy thing is God asking you to do to touch the hem of Him? And what command is God asking you to obey today?