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34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.
(Mark 5:45, ESV – YouVersion.Com)

I’m reading through Mark in my “Daily Reader” program right now, but I’m taking my time in this book.  It’s so easy to rush through the Bible once you’ve read through it a few times.  You assume “I’ve read that already”.  I found myself thinking that as I was reading the story of the “woman with the issue of blood” in Mark, chapter 5.

As I meditated on Jesus’ response to the woman, confessing that she was the one who had touched him, I noticed a few things:

1.  He calls her Daughter.  It’s capitalized.  Not woman, not lady, not child … but Daughter.  I think that is significant.
2.  It was her faith that brought about her healing.  Of course, the power went out of Jesus, He’s the source of healing.  But it was her faith that activated it.
3.  As he sends her on her way, he says “and be healed of your disease”.  It’s almost as if He is saying “don’t stop believing, don’t forget about it now – be constantly in faith, vigorous, and continue to walk in this healing”.  Like that as she goes, she should keep that healed condition.  Maybe if the symptoms could return, maybe she would fight wars in her mind about it coming back … and that’s why He told her “go AND BE HEALED” (but she was already healed).

Do you ever ask yourselves these kinds of questions as you study God’ Word?