അവൻ അവനോടുകൂടെ പോയി, വലിയ പുരുഷാരവും പിൻചെന്നു അവനെ തിക്കിക്കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു. പന്ത്രണ്ട് സംവത്സരമായിട്ട് രക്തസ്രവമുള്ള ഒരു സ്ത്രീ അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അവൾ പല വൈദ്യന്മാരാലുള്ള ചികിത്സകൊണ്ട് വളരെയധികം സഹിച്ചു തനിക്കുള്ളതൊക്കെയും ചെലവഴിച്ചിട്ടും ഒട്ടും ഭേദം വരാതെ ഏറ്റവും പരവശയായി തീർന്നിരുന്നു.

മർക്കൊ. 5:24‭-‬26

ഒരു  "സ്ത്രീ" ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നുവെന്ന് . മാർക്കോസിന്റെ സുവിശേഷത്തിൽ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നു.

പേരൊന്നും പറഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല. അവൾ ഏകാന്തയും അശുദ്ധയും നിരസിക്കപ്പെട്ടവളുമായിരുന്നു, അവൾ ദൈവത്താൽ ശപിക്കപ്പെട്ടവളാണെന്ന് ആളുകൾ കരുതി.

അവൾ ആധുനിക കാലത്താണ് ജീവിച്ചിരുന്നതെങ്കിൽ, അവളുടെ ബാങ്ക് ബാലൻസ് ഒരു എടിഎം മെഷീനിൽ ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കും:

 "ബാലൻസ്... 0.00"

അവളുടെ ചികിൽസയ്ക്കായാണ് അവളുടെ സാമ്പത്തികം മുഴുവൻ ചെലവഴിച്ചത്. അവൾ കഠിനമായ വേദനയിലൂടെ കടന്നുപോയി.

അവൾ യേശുവിനെക്കുറിച്ച് കേട്ടതേയുള്ളു. തന്റെ അവസാന പ്രതീക്ഷയായി അവൾ യേശുവിനെ കരുതി.

അവൾ 'അവന്റെ പുറകെ' വരുന്നുണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

അവളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ രണ്ടു വിരുദ്ധ സ്വരങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായേക്കാം.

 "ഒന്നും മാറാൻ പോകുന്നില്ല" 

"വിശ്വാസം മാത്രം"

കൃപയുടെ മഹത്തായ നിമിഷത്തിൽ അവൾ യേശുവിന്റെ വസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ അറ്റത്ത് സ്പർശിച്ചു, തൽക്ഷണം അവൾ പൂർണ്ണമായും സുഖപ്പെട്ടു ...

അവൾക്ക് ശാരീരിക സൗഖ്യം മാത്രമല്ല ആന്തരിക സൗഖ്യവും മനസ്സമാധാനവും ലഭിച്ചു.

**നിങ്ങളും ഇതേ അവസ്ഥയിലൂടെയാണോ കടന്നു പോകുന്നത്? വിഷാദം, രോഗം, വേദന,കുടുംബപ്രശ്‌നങ്ങൾ, ഏകാന്തത,.... കൂടാതെ വർഷങ്ങളോളം പ്രാർത്ഥനകൾക്കുള്ള ഉത്തരത്തിനായി കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു...

ഇത് നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസമാണ്...

നിങ്ങൾ ദൈവത്തിന് വിലപ്പെട്ടവരാണ് !!!

യേശുവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വരിക.. അവനെ സ്പർശിക്കുക... അവനിൽ നിന്ന് നിങ്ങളുടെ രോഗശാന്തി സ്വീകരിക്കുക... ഇപ്പോൾ യേശുവിന്റെ നാമത്തിൽ..

 

And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, Mark 5:24‭-‬25 

Mark writes that there was a certain "woman". No name is mentioned. She was lonely, unclean, rejected and people thought she was cursed by God. 

If she lived in modern times, her bank balance would be displayed on an ATM machine as:

 " Balance... 0.00" 

She spent her whole finances on her treatment. She was going through intense pain. 

She just heard about Jesus. And she thought of Jesus as her last hope. 

She was coming 'behind Him'. 

May be there were two contrary voices in her mind. "Nothing will going to change" And "only believe"

In a glorious moment of grace she touched the hem of Jesus' garment and was healed completely instantaneously... 

She not only received physical healing but also inner healing and peace of mind. 

**Are you going through same situation? Depression, illness, pain, family problems, loneliness,.... And waiting for answer to prayers  for several years... 

This is your day...

you are precious to God!!! 

Come to Jesus.. Touch him... Receive your healing from Him... Right now in Jesus name.. 

**1986,July , Joseph, the Masai Warrior who showed up at Amsterdam, (Conference)from his tribe. One day Joseph, who was walking along one of these hot, dirty, African roads, met someone who shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with him. And then and there he accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour. The power of the Spirit began transforming his life and he was filled with such excitement and joy that the first thing he wanted to do was return to his own village and there share the good news to the members of his own local tribe.

Joseph began going from door to door telling everyone he met about the Cross. Suffering. And the salvation that it offered, expecting to see their faces light up the way his had. And to his amazement the villagers not only didn’t care, they became violent. The men of the village seized him, held him to the ground, while the women beat him with strands of barbed wire. He was dragged from the village and left to die alone in the bush. Joseph somehow managed to crawl to a water hole, and there after days of passing in and out of consciousness, found the strength to get up. He wondered about the hostile reception that he had recieved from people he had know all his life. He decided he must have said something wrong, or left something out from the story of Jesus. After rehearsing the message that he gave at first, he decided to go back and share this message again.

Joseph limped into the circle of huts and began to proclaim Jesus. “He died for you so that you might find forgiveness and come to know the living God,” he pleaded. Again he was grabbed by the men of the village and held while the women beat him, reopening wounds that had just begun to heal. Once more they dragged him unconscious from the village and left him to die. To have survived the first beating was truly remarkable. To live through the second was a miracle.

Again days later Joseph awoke in the wilderness. Bruised. Scarred. Determined to go back. He returned to the small village and this time they attacked him before he had the chance to open his mouth. As they flogged him for the third and possibly the last time, he again spoke to them, “Jesus Christ the Lord.”

Before he passed out the last thing he saw was the women who were beating him began to weep. This time he awoke in his own bed. The ones who had so severely beaten him, were now trying to save his life. And nurse him back to health. And the entire village came to Christ.

Colossians 1:24 – Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,… 

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So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” Luke 10:36‭-‬37

 

*There is a  story about a guy who was walking down the street one day when he fell in a hole, and the walls are so steep that he can't get out.

 A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey, can you help me"? The doctor writes a prescription and throws it down in the hole, and then he walks on. 

Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts, "I'm down in this hole. Can you help me out"? And the priest writes a prayer and throws it down into the hole and moves on.

And then a friend, a friend walks by. "Hey, Joe, it's me. Can ya help me out"? And the friend jumps in the hole. And our guy says, "Are you stupid? Now we're both in the hole". And the friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before, and I know the way out". That's what a friend does. A friend jumps into the hole with you, doesn't he? ..... 

My friends, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right; but you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too. Help carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:1‭-‬2 

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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. Proverbs 17:17

 

Mr. Sam Rayburn was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives longer than any other man in history. There's a story about him that reveals the kind of man that he really was. 

The teenage daughter of a friend of his died suddenly one night, and early the next morning, the man heard a knock on his door. When he opened it, there was Mr. Rayburn standing outside. The Speaker said, "I just came by to see what I could do to help". The father replied, in his deep grief,

 "I don't think there's anything you can do, Mr. Speaker. We are making all the arrangements". "Well," Mr. Rayburn said, "have you had your coffee this morning"? And the man replied that they hadn't taken time for breakfast, so Mr. Rayburn said that he could at least make coffee for them. 

While he was working in the kitchen, the man came in and said, "Mr. Speaker, I thought you were supposed to have breakfast at the White House this morning".

 "Well, I was," Mr. Rayburn said, "but I called the president and told him I had a friend who was in trouble, and I couldn't come....!!! 

Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25

 

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.Galatians 6:2 

*The great gift of service is that it also helps the one who serves. Once when traveling in Tibet, I(Sadhu Sunder Singh) was crossing a high mountain pass with my Tibetan guide. The weather had suddenly turned bitterly cold, and my companion and I feared that we might not make it to the next village — still several miles away — before succumbing to the frost.

"Suddenly, we stumbled upon a man who had slipped from the path and was lying in the snow. Looking more closely, I discovered that the man was still alive, though barely. 'Come,' I said to my companion, 'help me try to bring this unfortunate man to safety.' But my companion was upset and frightened for his life. He answered: 'If we try to carry that man, none of us will ever reach the village. We will all freeze. Our only hope is to go on as quickly as possible, and that is what I intend to do. You will come with me if you value your life.' Without another word and without looking back, he set off down the path.

"I could not bring myself to abandon the helpless traveler while life remained in him, so I lifted him on my back and threw my blanket around us both as best I could. Slowly and painstakingly, I picked my way along the steep, slippery path with my heavy load. Soon it began to snow, and I could make out the way forward only with great difficulty.

"How we made it, I do not know. But just as daylight was beginning to fade, the snow cleared and I could see houses a few hundred yards ahead. Near me, on the ground, I saw the frozen body of my guide. Nearly within shouting distance of the village, he had succumbed to the cold and died, while the unfortunate traveler and I made it to safety. The exertion of carrying him and the contact of our bodies had created enough heat to save us both. This is the way of service. 

Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25

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*In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden Dairy Estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Traveling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, “I’m going to give my life to prepare for the mission field.” When he made this decision, he wrote in the back of his Bible two words: No Reserves.

Turning down high paying job offers after graduation from Yale University, he entered two more words in his Bible: No Retreats.

Completing studies at Princeton Seminary, Borden sailed for China to work with gentiles, stopping first at Egypt for some preparation. While there he was stricken with cerebral meningitis and died within a month. In his Bible underneath the words No Reserves and No Retreats, he had written the words No Regrets.

Was William Borden’s seemingly untimely death a waste of human life? Absolutely not. Thousands of people have read his story and have been encouraged in their heavenly call to harvest..... 

Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.John 12:24

....selected....Our Daily Bread, December 31, 1988