Suffering Physicians

Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. Mark 5:25-26

The fireworks came out last night, and I suffered through them a bit more easily this year. On the other hand, the annual physician thing has not gone quite so well, and I can empathize with this poor woman in our scripture for today. Does it seem to you that we are all caught up in a life-long medical experiment? Perhaps not, I think that most people go to the clinic expecting a doctor to make a swift diagnosis and cure our ills with pills. And it does happen quite often. At the beginning of her ordeal, this poor woman likely had those same thoughts. And then year after year, appointments followed by treatment brought only more of the same and more of the pain. Twelve years passed by in suffering and then came news of One who actually healed what was not possible for the physicians. And before that woman ever met Him, she had placed her faith in His authority to heal her.

Placed her faith in Jesus. And He saved her in more than this.

Bucky