The God of Last Resort, Part 6

It is time to take a break to ponder a few things.
First, it is important to pay attention to the environment in which the healing events for the woman and for Jairus occurred. The scripture describes a "multitude" of people. What was a multitude then? Surely it was hundreds, possibly thousands of people. The passage also speaks of the "press behind." People were crowded into the area that Jesus was passing through, thronging and reaching out to Him to touch Him. But why were they pressing in on Him? What did they want? It seems that most of them just wanted to say that they had touched the Prophet, just as people today get excited if they get to touch a famous entertainer or sports star. Bottom line, nothing comes of that. All of those people were in the vicinity of Jesus Who had "God's Super on His natural," and only two of them are recorded in the Bible as having made positive contact with that anointing and come away with a lasting God-event in their lives.
Second, note that the only persons on record that made any impression on Jesus were willing to risk it all to receive their God-event. This was no casual accident of God that brought healing to the woman, or life back to Jairus' daughter. Ask the person you know the best: "Is there a situation in my life right now in which I need to "take a risk" and make Jesus first?"
Third, they came to Jesus, regardless of their approach, expecting to receive what they came for, and they came unwilling to be denied by circumstances or delay. Jairus was given at least two opportunities to give up his daughter's healing after Jesus started off with him to his house. The first was the report of his servant who came bearing bad news saying, "...your daughter has died...." and the second was when the woman with the issue of blood touched Jesus' garment and Jesus stopped to talk with her. If you think it through, didn't his prayer seem answered when Jesus left to go with him to heal his daughter? Have you ever had that happen to you...you thought God was moving to answer your prayer, and then everything turned and went the other way? How did you respond? Wouldn't it have been nice in those times to have Jesus standing there with you to say, "Do not be afraid, only believe!?" Well, now we are without excuse. You do have Jesus here telling you that! You see, these instances are written down for us to testify as to what the will of the Lord is, how His economy works, and what He will do. Did you realize that the word, "testimony" means, "the power to do it again!?" What am I saying? When distraction and disappointment come, keep your eyes and your heart focused on the desired end, and you will have it. Speak what the Word says about it, not what the doctors or bankers might say about it. These are prayers that change things, and your lips are the tools that fashion the words that determine your future. If fear wells up great, as it must have for Jairus, it might be best to just keep your mouth shut and your heart focused in on the desired end of the prayer you have spoken.
There is much more to know about prayer. What you have prayed must line up with the will fo God. That is another book.
And, Fourth, only the woman and Jairus accessed the power of God on purpose that day. That was especially true of the woman. She was determined to take her healing from Jesus, and she did. Her approach to Jesus was with intense desire in an earnest expectation of acheiving the goal: Her healing. If she had let Jesus get away with Jairus without touching Him, we would not have had this incident to read about today. Keep this word in your heart: If you are going to receive your miracle from God, it is up to you to take it. Jesus is not leaving the throne room to come down and do it for you--He has already done it. That miracle is waiting for you to get involved. When I post it, be sure to read my book, "Grace Through Faith" for a much more in-depth understanding of that principle.