Faith and Miracles go together?

"Daughter, your FAITH has made you well.  Go in peace. Your suffering is over."

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was what Jesus said to the woman who suffered from twelve years with constant bleeding.  Who spent all her money going to the doctors but as a result had just made everything worse.  Her only hope was Jesus.  "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed" is what she thought to herself and that's exactly what she did.  IMMEDIATELY the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition. 

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Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out of him and He stopped, turned around in the midst of a large crowd and began to search for the person who touched his robe.  The woman felt frightened at the realization at what just happened to her, she came and fell to her knees in front of Jesus and told him what she had done.

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And Jesus' response was that of a Good Good Father.  He calls her Daughter.  He begins by speaking her identity, in just one word.  Just that in itself could make anyone feel absolutely loved, worthy, adored, special, fearless.  Then He assures her that the thought in her head that lead to action was indeed Great Faith.  She was right, just a touch of His robe would make her well.  

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But what if she only thought that and didn't fearlessly take the action to touch the robe of Jesus?  What if she didn't squeeze herself through that crowd?  Back in the day, any woman who was 'bleeding' was considered unclean.  What if she didn't for a moment break out of that fear of man and make her way towards the only one who can heal her?

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Faith requires Action of some kind.  And when we step in an Active Faith 

it gives way for God to do MIRACLES!

Mark 6

Thanks for Walkin With Joy today