Message Preached on August 28, 2022 by Pastor Cynthia D. Bellamy
In reading the scripture, the woman had “an issue” that lasted for 12 years. An issue that caused hemorrhaging and made her unclean. One can only imagine what she must have been through during this time. Scripture tells us she “suffered many things of many physicians.” She may have undergone so many tests to understand what was going on in her body. Personally, you may have undergone testing with your own physician for reasons known to you. A complete process to rule out the cause. Then after doing all that through insurance, there’s a roadblock where certain things are not “covered.” Now, you have to spend out of pocket to cover the cost. Imagine now the woman with the issue of blood. The issue was costing!
It cost the woman to try and but now it was getting worse. It would be okay if things got better or if there was relief, deliverance. However, the Bible tells us the woman’s issue got worse, she is in a deficit. There is an indication in this scripture that tells us that the woman was not someone without any money. Resources were available to her. At some point in her life she never had this “issue” but it came upon her. She is spending all this money but again, it is only getting worse. She was willing to do whatever it took to be healed! We ourselves sometimes get in a desperate place of need, that we would do whatever it takes to be healed. You would go to the extremes and press to get rid of the “issue.”
Scripture says the woman “heard” about Jesus. Leaving us to assume she did not have an experience with Him. Due to her issue of blood she was not able to be in the services for so long. She did not know if she felt His presence. There is something about the name of Jesus! Yet, she ONLY heard of the name! In just hearing of the name of Jesus, the woman “came in the press” to get to Him. Have you ever had the experience of going to a concert or a show? Desiring to get the best view to see everything? The things you do just to make sure you get that view? The woman with he issue of blood PRESSED BEHIND Jesus just to get to Him. She didn’t have to be out in the front to get to Him, she simply heard of him!
A press is an effort, a press is not comfortable. The woman did not just walk up to Jesus, but she had to PRESS! For God to deal with your “issue,” for things to happen in your life, you must press! You simply just cannot accept your “issues” as is. You cannot keep talking to yourself and believing that this is just how life is. Do not lay down with your issues and desiring to give up. For your issues to get healed, press to get to God! Go when you don’t want to go. You must end up at the right place, at the right time. See the healing, the deliverance, and the miracles!
Do not give up now!
The woman came to Jesus “fearing and trembling” before Him, she did not feel worthy. She may have also feared what the crowd may have done to her. Considering, she touched His garment but maybe some in the crowd could have been familiar with her issue. Yet Jesus, acknowledged her; this was a risk worth taking! A risk that was going to pay off in the end. She heard about Him, she pressed behind Him, touched Him, and the woman was healed. There is no way you can have an encounter with Jesus and leave the same way you came. An encounter with Jesus will change your life!
The woman HEARD:
Healed– she was healed instantly of her issue.
Endowed-supported by a permanent fund or source, Jesus was her source!
Assist– to give support or aid, Jesus was the only one that could help her!
Release and Restore– restore means to bring back into existence; to put back into the formal. It brings back restitution. You need Jesus to restore you back! Jesus restored her.
Delivered– Jesus set her free from her issues, set her free from her sins, free from the physicians.
To get the healing you are looking for, have you HEARD about Jesus? What are you willing to do?
Pressing into Jesus is a risk worth taking!
