Miracles of Healing: The Stories of Jairus Daughter and the Woman with an Issue of Blood

Luke 8:41 “And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

In the Gospel of Luke, we discover Jairus, “A ruler of the synagogue” an eminent layman, whose responsibilities included conducting meetings, caring for the building and supervising the teaching in the synagogue. If you recall Jesus had once cast out a demon out of a man in Jairus’ synagogue (4:33-37). Luke the gospel writer, writes some very touching details about this young girl. She is an only daughter and her father obviously loves her very much. Jairus is probably an orthodox Jew and probably a very well to do man. Being a ruler of the synagogue would carry distinction with it. He (Jairus), has heard of the miracles Jesus had done, and he believes. Jairus humbles himself by falling at Jesus’ feet. This daughter was at the point of changing from a little girl to a teenager. She was near death. But the people crowded Jesus so as to make it difficult to go. How much will one do for his children, when there's a need. Jairus, lays everything at the feet of Jesus! "All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live."

While Jesus is trying to attend to Jairus a woman (no name given ) just a woman “Came behind him and touched” the hem of His clothes. Because of her affliction, she would normally render anyone she touched unclean. The effect here was precisely the opposite. We see here, a desperate woman, has been sick for 12 years. She had spent all of her money going to doctors who could not heal her. This type of illness would have kept her from going to the church. It was by Mosaic Law illegal for her to touch any holy thing. This woman’s faith, in reaching out and touching Jesus’ garment was greater than her fear of being punished. Her faith, when she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, stopped the blood instantly. Her faith in Jesus Christ healed her. Jesus knowing and understanding that a "healing virtue" had gone out of Him, asked "Who touched Me?" This was a deliberate touch of faith. This touch was not just an ordinary touch, but the woman believed in her heart, if she could touch even the hem of Jesus garment, she would be healed. Her great faith caused the goodness (virtue), of God to flow out to her and heal her. Jesus knew this, because He felt the flow of goodness from Him to her.

While Jesus is still speaking to the woman, who had the issue of blood, someone brings bad news to Jairus, that his daughter is dead. They believe there is no reason to tell Jesus since she is already dead. Matthew Henry, The bible commentary writer, describes what's about to happen and he writes "When the patient is dead, there's no room for prayer or the use of means, but here, though the child is dead, yet believe and all shall be well." "Post Mortem Medicus", means to call in the physician after death, is absurd, but to call Jesus The Christ after death or "Post Mortem Christus" this is called Faith. Just “Believe only”: Jesus quickly reassures this parent that his daughter will live. One of the greatest messages Jesus brought him and us is: “Fear not, have faith”. There are going to be times in your Faith Walk, you going to have to go it alone. For this type of miracle to take place, you do not need doubters present. Peter, James, and John were always the three disciples Jesus had closest to Him. Here Jesus calls out "Talitha cumi", Jesus spoke in the little girl’s language and said, “Maid, arise”. Just one touch of the Savior’s hand brings new life to this little girl. We have life because of the breath of life He breathed into us from the beginning. We have eternal life, through excepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour. We know and understand that the life is in the spirit. While the spirit was out of this little girl, she had no life. When her spirit re-entered her body, she was alive again. The life is in the spirit. Finally, "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."