We have developed lethargy in the Body of Christ today when it comes to believing the promises of God and exercising our faith upon them. In the book of Mark in the Bible, we see two different examples of people who had faith born of desperation that would not be silenced or stopped until they received what Jesus had for them. The woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5:25-34 was sick for twelve years. She suffered greatly at the hands of doctors in that day and only got worse for it; she spent all that she had to get well. She was considered “unclean” and back then anything she touched or sat upon became unclean. She was required to call out if in public “Unclean, Unclean” and could not touch anyone. She was not allowed in the temple because of her uncleanness and was in fact isolated and alone but she heard about this man named Jesus. She must have heard because she was stirred to leave her house and go find him. She must have had people come to her and say, “Have you heard about this man named Jesus? He is a prophet, some say the Messiah, and he is teaching and healing people!” She was willing to risk everything to break the law to get to Jesus.

For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. (Mar 5:28 KJVA)

She left her house and found Jesus. A crowd was thronging him. She had to push her way through to reach Jesus’s hem. She was unafraid to push through to get what she needed even though she was spreading her uncleanness to other people. She was willing to do whatever it took to get to Him and she received her healing.

What about blind Bartimaeus? In Mark 10:46-52 it tells us that Jesus passed by and Bartimaeus heard he was coming and cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. (Mar 10:48 KJVA)
The people around him told him to be quiet but he did not listen because he had to have a touch from Jesus.
When the crowd was calling him Jesus of Nazareth, Bartimaeus was calling him Son of David or Messiah. He showed his faith in calling Jesus the Messiah and in throwing off his cloak that designated him as blind and going to Jesus to receive his sight. We cannot be afraid of other people or what they think. We must be bold enough to seek God with all of our might and not give up until we receive! The woman with the issue of blood and blind Bartimaeus both received their healing because they were not afraid to reach out and take what they needed from the Master. Faith moves God and without faith we cannot please him.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb 11:6 KJVA)

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