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Faith moves God… there is no doubt about this.


Two women as an example:


The woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5:21-34)


Jesus was with his disciples and there was a crowd around them, pushing against Jesus. But then, in the midst of the crowd pushing against him, he noticed that someone had touched him differently. Just imagine! In the midst of the crowd, he noticed a touch that was different, that was deliberate, that was a conscious step… he noticed even in the midst of the crowd!


Lesson: There might be so many people praying and calling out to him for different reasons, but faith will catch his attention, faith will make him turn towards you…


Even his disciples said “ You see people crowding against you and yet you ask “who touched me?” but Jesus kept looking for that woman who touched him differently. Knowing she was healed, she came to Jesus feet… Her faith healed her.


The Canaanite woman (Matthew 15: 21-28)


She was a Canaanite asking for her daughter to be healed, "am here for the lost sheep of Israel.." Jesus said. But she was desperate and his disciples urged Jesus to send her away. So Jesus turned to her and said,"it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs”. The woman agreed with Jesus but she replied saying “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the masters’ table”.


And that statement moved Jesus to heal her daughter.


Lesson: Regardless of who you are, where you come from, where you have been… Your faith in him will make you whole.



Yours in the walk…

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