WHEN SHE HEARD ABOUT JESUS

WHEN SHE HEARD ABOUT JESUS           Wednesday May 20, 2015

Text: Mark 5:25 – 34                            Memory verse: v 27

How we take what we hear and what we do with them matters so much in determining what we eventually become or gain. Unfortunately, some have ears but don’t hear (Psalm 115:6; 135:17; Jeremiah 5:21; Matthew 13:14 and John 12:40). What did this woman hear about Jesus? Can we make some suggestions? Are these things similar to what we hear today as we listen to sermons, in Sunday Schools/Bible Studies? 

Undoubtedly, this woman has heard that Jesus was a prophet with a great healing power. Someone who still cares about her would have come to tell her about Jesus because by her illness, people would steer clear of her. She wasn't sure of how Jesus will treat her (Leviticus 15:25 – 27). This made her to come to Jesus from behind. Nevertheless, her faith was not disappointed (5:29).     

Many of us have heard so many sermons on faith and yet we have never demonstrated it. We've heard severally that Jesus saves and heals yet many of us have not even made up our minds to come to Jesus, and we carry burden and loads of sin about. Now you are still hearing it. Why not take a step of faith to meet with Jesus. He didn't reject the woman despite her odour and will not reject you despite your sins.

Food for Thought: What do you do with the sermon you hear daily?

Prayer: God, help me to understand and apply what I hear from you daily so I can benefit from them in Jesus name.