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Jesus looked around
and saw the woman
afraid and trembling,
and she fell at Jesus’
feet and told Him
what she had done.
Then Jesus in all love
said to her, Daughter,
thy faith hath made
thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of
thy plague (Mark 5:34).
Imagine how those words
must have burned in her heart.
She no doubt repeated them over
and over again to herself and to oth-
ers as she testified of her miracle.
When you receive a miracle, it is important
to share that experience with others so they
can receive hope to receive their miracle, too.
The great faith of the woman with the issue
of blood and what she did and received no
doubt spread to others because we read in the
next chapter that when Jesus and His disciples
got off the boat and entered into the land of
Gennesaret, the word quickly spread through-
out the region. People brought their sick and
laid them out in the streets to be healed. And
[they] besought him that they might touch
if it were but the border of his garment:
and as many as touched him were made
whole (Mark 6:56).
Those who reached out in perfect faith with
no doubt were made completely whole, and
that means they received a miracle for every-
thing. Jesus didn’t heal people of just one
thing; He healed them of everything.
Be Made Whole
In John’s Gospel, we find Jesus in Jerusalem
at the Pool of Bethesda where a multitude of
people who were sick and afflicted were wait-
ing for an angel to come down and trouble
the water. When that happened, the first one
who stepped into the water was made whole
of whatever disease they had. Now there is
at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool,
which is called in the Hebrew tongue
Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay
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a great multitude of
impotent folk, of
blind, halt, with-
ered, waiting for
the moving of
the water. For an
angel went down
at a certain season
into the pool, and
troubled the water:
whosoever then first
after the troubling of
the water stepped in was
made whole of whatsoever
disease he had (John 5:2–4).
The person was made whole all
over, not just partially.
I’m sure that was a stressful situation as
desperate, sick people competed for a place
up front so they could be the first one into
the water when the angel came. One person
who was at the pool the day Jesus was there
was a man who had been sick and unable to
walk for 38 years. No doubt many times, he
had watched others step over him to get to the
water when the angel stirred it; but the man
had great hope that one day, he would make it
into the water first. The man had missed out
on receiving his miracle for so long, but Jesus
doesn’t want us to miss receiving a miracle.
Jesus saw the man at the pool that day, and
He knew he had been there a long time; so He
asked him, Wilt thou be made whole? The
impotent man answered him, Sir, I have
no man, when the water is troubled, to put for Jesus Christ, just hypocrisy, and that will
me into the pool: but while I am coming,
another steppeth down before me (John
5:6,7).
The man did not realize that he no lon-
ger needed the pool because the Miracle
Worker—Jesus Christ, the living water—was
standing right in front of him. The man just
had to take a step of faith to receive his mira-
cle; and when he did, Jesus saith unto him,
Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And imme-
diately the man was made whole, and took
up his bed, and walked (John 5:8,9).
Later, Jesus found the man in the temple and
told him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin
no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee
(John 5:14). Jesus paid the price so the man
could not only be made whole but go forth
and live a holy life, not a life of sin. That liv-
ing water is available to everyone. It is not
first come, first served; there is plenty for all
to receive. Jesus paid the price so all mankind
could have the living water and never thirst
again.
Take a Step toward Salvation
Sin brings nothing but destruction to your
soul, mind and body. The devil has deceived
many people into believing that no one can
live free from sin, yet Jesus told the man at
the pool to go and sin no more lest a worse
thing come upon him. Jesus was warning the
man that if he turned back to a life of sin, he
could not only lose his miracle but a worse
sickness could come upon him.
We need to cherish the miracle power of
God, and the greatest miracle of all is the mir-
acle of salvation; but how many people in this
world claim to be Christians while living a life
of sin? There is no power in their testimony
not lead sinners to Christ; it will push them
away from Him.
We all must value the divine blood of Jesus
and what faith in that divine blood will do, not
only for the soul but also for the mind and the
body. In order to receive all the benefits in the
blood, you need to repent of your sins; and
then you will be ready to receive a miracle for
whatever you need.
You must hate sin as much as God hates sin.
You can’t serve God and the devil; it is either
one or the other. For all have sinned, and
come short of the glory of God (Romans
3:23); but the Lord has given each one of us a
measure of faith to reach out for that miracle
of salvation. God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith (Romans 12:3). I can’t
force you to receive Jesus Christ as your per-
sonal Savior; you have to want Him to come
into your heart. All I can do is encourage you
to take that step of faith to receive the greatest
miracle of all—the miracle of salvation.
If you are ready to take that step right now,
go to ErnestAngley.org/salvation or say the
sinner’s prayer at the end of the first sermon
found on page 7 of this magazine. God bless
you today.
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