Your faith has made you well

Your Faith Has Made You Well | Matthew 9:18-22 | Philip Dhinakar
She had been bleeding for twelve years—ceremonially unclean, isolated from family and worship, and socially rejected. She had spent all her money on doctors with no improvement—only worsening. This shows the futility of human effort apart from God’s power.
She had heard about Jesus and believed that even touching His garment could heal her. Unlike Jairus’s public plea, she sought healing secretly, possibly out of fear, shame, or cultural barriers.
Her faith was imperfect, superstitious, and uninformed, yet real.
On touching Him, she was immediately healed. Jesus called her out, not to shame her but to publicly affirm her healing and restore her to society. He called her “Daughter”—the only time He used this title—and said, “Your faith has made you well.”
Faith is the channel, not the cause, of healing and salvation. It’s not the strength of our faith but the strength of the One we trust that saves. Even weak, trembling faith, if placed in Christ, brings life and peace.
We must not be afraid to confess Christ before others, or to speak of what He has done for our souls. If His blood has brought us peace and His Spirit has renewed us, let us not keep silent. The woman’s confession also strengthened Jairus’s faith, preparing him to trust Jesus to bring his daughter back to life.
When our faith feels small or faltering, we must look to the strength of Christ, not ourselves. Our security does not rest in the strength of our grip on Him but in His mighty grasp on us. What matters most is not the measure of our faith but the object of it. Trust not in the strength of your faith, but in the strength of your Savior.