If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole...

I love this story! I love how personal our God is even in a crowd! The woman with an issue of blood, comes up through the press of the crowd and while Jesus is on his way to heal Jarius' daughter, she says within herself if I touch the hem of his garment, I will be whole! And that she was, but of course as always with a personal God there is more.........Christ when he knew virtue went out of himself turns and says "Who touched me?" Think about that for a minute, Christ in whom all the God-head dwelt bodily, who knew and knows all things surely knew who touched him. So why the question? Surely he wanted to confirm with her that he knew what had taken place and as he is, wanted her to publicly confess him........but also imagine in that day and in that crowd those who possibly had judged her, as unclean. And by the laws standard she was, but Christ came to abolish the law and usher in grace........Ahhhhh grace! And before those who possibly knew her and had laughed her to scorn, he told her before all of them that her faith had made her WHOLE, clean, pure, righteous.....WHOLE!! After all the years and tears and money, and I am sure ridicule as well, WHOLE! (being in the perfect tense, this would have the same meaning as when Christ said on the cross it is finished) the distance is covered accomplished never again needing to be repeated. And that my friends is what happened when you and I were declared WHOLE!!
And then back to the matter at hand, in the time this took, word came that Jarius' daughter had died......................And in the midst of watching as he declared the woman WHOLE (by virtue that went out because of her faith) Jesus tells Jarius Do not be afraid ONLY believe, (just as you have witnessed with this woman, you too by your faith can have what you believe as well). Christ is causing Jarius to focus on him, the same crowd that just witnessed this healing were now laughing him (CHRIST) to scorn, because they heard the daughter was dead and instead of believing the one who spoke life they believed in the finality of death. If there is no God, no resurrection, then there is no hope! And for the crowd of unbelievers that was their reality and they were living out what they believed. Jesus speaks right to Jarius' issue, your daughter too will be made whole just as you have witnessed so shall you receive if you will press through the fear and the crowd and ONLY believe. I am so thankful that God knows me better than I know myself and he meets me where I am. If I believe I can touch him for what I need, if my faith is bolder, and I say speak the word only, or if I am scared to death and start to waver he speaks through the fear and says Be not afraid, ONLY believe. What is it you need to ONLY believe at this time, whether you are in possession of a faith that is mustard seed sized, or one that is full grown that comes boldly to his throne... Jesus himself says ONLY believe..............he will meet you where you are today come to him touch the hem of his garment and let him heal your issues with his blood and be WHOLE!