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Daily Bread

Finding Peace and Freedom in Jesus

Date: Apr. 18, 2022

Passage

Mark 5:21-34 (ESV)

21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.

And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

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Key Verse: 5:34

And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

Jesus was going to Jairus' house upon an urgent request. The crowd was also there to see Jesus. Among them was a woman who had suffered from a bleeding issue for twelve years. She spent all she had looking for a cure, but no doctor could help her. When she heard about Jesus, she found her last hope of healing in him. Being ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 15:25), she could not come to him openly. Instead, she snuck behind him and touched his cloak.

Immediately, the woman knew she was freed from suffering (29). There was no one paying attention to her. The woman probably wanted to disappear into the crowd. But Jesus noticed and looked for the one who took his power. Jesus made her come out and confess the grace she had received. Then he blessed her faith and sent her with peace and freedom (34). While the woman was seeking physical healing, Jesus wanted to get to know her personally and to restore her as a precious child of God.

Have you received Jesus' grace and experienced his power? Remain in Jesus and enjoy the peace and freedom he gives.

Prayer: Prayer: Father, I find my peace as I know you healed me and looked upon me with your grace. Help me to grow in my love relationship with you.

One Word: One Word: Jesus sets us free.

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God’s Wrath and Justice

Revelation 6:1-17

Key Verse: 6:17

for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

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Intro Daily

Today's Question

What does God require from us to escape His anger and curse, which we deserve for our sin?

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