OPERATION DESPERATION
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And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
But it is interesting to note how differently this matter is stated by Luke, the physician, and by Mark. Mark says the woman “had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse” (Mark 5:26). Luke is not quite so critical of the doctors. He says she had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any (43).
The verbs “almost crushed”, “crowding”, and “pressing against” (apothlibousin) bring the scene to life.
“Power has gone out from me”, does not mean that Jesus’ power was thereby diminished, as though it were a consumable commodity.
As though magical power could be transferred, and by Jesus’ awareness of the transfer of power apparently without knowledge of who had done this, is possible.
This ideas, greek historical culture, or art after Alexander the Great, we call it superstitions, may indeed have influenced her action; but Jesus did not quench the act of her faith; instead, he fanned it into flame.
God honored even stranger expressions of faith, because imperfect knowledge did not hinder confidence in the Lord himself.
Regarding Jesus’ awareness of the transfer of some of his power need not imply ignorance of the woman’s identity but only his intention of singling her out.
Illustration: Young Boy in Afghanistan.
An Afghan stowaway killed after falling from a US plane that was taking off at Kabul airport has been identified as a promising young footballer.
Zaki Anwari, a player from the national youth football team, was reportedly among the hundreds of people clinging to a USAF Boeing C-17 as it took off from the Hamid Karzai airport in Afghanistan's capital.
“He was kind and patient, but like so many of our young people he saw the arrival of the Taliban as the end of his dreams and sports opportunities,”
Mr. Peyman said.“He had no hope and wanted a better life,”
Desperate - feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with:
Desperation - a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior:
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Iniquity - in this scripture is lawlessness.
Lawlessness - a state of disorder due to a disregard of the law:
It is a solemn warning, and a very pertinent one in these lawless times.
It is interesting to note the noun agape (love) occurs only here in Matthew, not at all in Mark, and once in Luke (11:42).
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
To the persecuted a promise is given:
To that one who is desperate to get to heaven, desperate to see their Lord, desperate to live right in a lawless society shall be saved.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Elisha Was Desperate
And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Gilgal - the rolling away.
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
Bethel - place of beginnings. (The World)
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
Jericho - Jericho represents that which is the greatest stumbling block between you and GOD.
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
Jordan - Jordan River in the West Asia flowing to the Dead Sea.