Day 339
Mark 5:32
"And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing."
Jesus was in the midst of a multitude of people when a sick woman touched His clothes by faith, believing that by doing so, she would be cured of her disease. She was not supposed to be in public according to the laws of her culture. Her intentions were to receive her miracle without being noticed and return home quietly. However, when she touched Jesus' clothes, her faith caused the anointing that was in Him to flow out of His body into His clothing, and He felt it. He knew someone had to touch Him in a different way than all the others who were thronging Him. Everyone else who touched Him was simply getting a thrill out of being in the crowd with Jesus. This woman was making spiritual contact.
Why could this woman not receive her miracle quietly and return home unnoticed? Hebrews 11:6 tells us that without faith we cannot please God. That means faith is the main thing that pleases God. Jesus was always noticing people's faith or their lack of it. It was obviously very important to Him. He could not allow this woman to remain anonymous. He wanted to see and give attention to the person who touched Him by faith. It blessed Him whenever He saw anyone operating in faith. We must always feed our faith and starve our doubts. God will stop and notice us when we operate in faith. He cannot ignore faith in action, because there is nothing that pleases Him more. We do not get God's attention based upon our needs only. He is touched by our needs, but He is moved to act by our faith.
Today, I will feed my faith by focusing on God and His Word. I will exalt God above every challenge l face. l will answer my doubts with the Word of God that is in my heart and in my mouth. l will get God's attention, and He will be pleased with me.