December 14th, 2023

Mark 5:34 “And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.” ~NLT

Before my transformation, my flesh had my mind focusing in other directions. I couldn't see where God was directing me. My relationship with God wasn't strong and I lacked the knowledge of what He could do for me. I was conformed to this world. This is why when I first begin to read scripture, I didn’t retain its information. I was a man with no spiritual information. And with no spiritual information I wasn't able to put myself in position to receive ‘revelation’ from God. My faith was weak.

It took God’s word, mixed with a motorcycle accident, (a trial and suffering), to enhance my faith and move my mind in the right direction. That day I felt the miracle of His healing hand in my soul healing me from my injuries and my addiction. 

One of my missions in life is to teach the gospel, so that others that cross my path don’t have to experience a tragic accident in order to strengthen their faith. We can be like the woman who was healed by Jesus in the text above.

This woman had suffered from bleeding for 12 years. The scriptures say in Mark 5:26 that she had, “…suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact she got worse.” ~NLT

We suffer and endure trials daily. Sometimes it seems no matter what we do, things never get better. For some of us our situation gets worse. But God blessed this woman with a gift; the gift of faith. She heard about Jesus and believed that all she had to do was touch His robe. She didn’t doubt, she didn’t worry, and she didn’t even feel the need to ask Him to lay hands on her.

She simply had faith that all she had to do was touch His garment. When she did, she was instantly healed. The bible says in Mark 5:29, “Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.”

We have that gift from God! God has given us the gift of faith! With this we, also, can began to feel the blessing of God’s power in our life. His power in healing of the body; His restoration of what has been damaged around us; and the warmth, covering and security of His love for us that is renewed every day!

But you must believe. Your faith must be strong and nourished by His word. As you receive your blessing, thank the Father for the Son. Because the Son will say to you, “…your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”

May God grant you peace, strength and wisdom on your journey in Jesus name.

​Amen

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