Bold faith is a necessary component to our relationship with Jesus. There was urgency in the official's request and Jesus gets right up to accompany the official to go to see his daughter.
Jesus was focused, and undoubtedly preparing to meet the girl, when another woman that has been sick for twelve years stops him only to be healed completely.
The number twelve is a significant number in sacred scripture. Twelve is the number of the church, the Old Testament was set on the twelve tribes of Israel and the New Testament is founded on the Twelve apostles.
Notice this woman has been bleeding for twelve years, not just bleeding, but suffering. The church suffers, but, Christ heals us.
There is a new structure allusion here and the official and woman are an example of this New life we are given.
Jesus came to heal the sick and suffering and then gave His life that there may be no more death.
The official was bold in his request and his faith, the woman just touched His cloak and believed that she would be healed.
We need that same faith. Be bold and believe!
May we always have the faith like the official and woman that we, too, may have new life.
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