BLESSING IN THE MESS

There is a woman that found herself in a difficult situation for 12 years and a young girl 12 years of age that died and was raised by JESUS.

22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

King James Version (KJV)

The number 12 is a symbol of faith, the church, and divine rule. The number 12 features prominently in the Bible. The Old Testament Book of Genesis states there were 12 sons of Jacob and those 12 sons formed the 12 tribes of Israel. The New Testament tells us that Jesus had 12 apostles.

She was determined in her mind that if she could only touch the hem of JESUS’s garment she would be made whole. The amazing thing about this story is that there were two miracles that happened back to back. JESUS was on his way to heal Jarius’s daughter who lay dying. So on his way to heal Jarius’s daughter, there comes a woman who had suffered for 12 years and had wasted all her money on physicians, and yet she still found herself in a mess. They could not help her. But here comes JESUS and the mess turned into healing. She didn’t care that there were lots of people around. She made how very quietly through the crowd because she had an agenda and was determined and focused to touch JESUS. She knew that if she touched the hem of JESUS’s garment that she already touched and she believed in her heart she would be healed. The amazing thing about this story is that she had the issue of blood for 12 years and Jarius’s daughter was twelve. So that means that when this woman was attacked in her body was the same year that Jarius’s daughter was born. Two miracles back. JESUS heals her and when he was still speaking news was brought that Jarius’s daughter was dead. But JESUS went and put out the nay-sayers and commanded the young girl to awaken.