“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.” BEN FRANKLIN

And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?”
And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.” But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.”
When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
LUKE 8:43-48 NASB

The old saying “God helps those who help themselves,” cannot be found in the Bible. That does not make the statement false just because it cannot be found in the Bible. The statement, “God helps those who cannot help themselves,” also cannot be found exactly this way in the Bible. That does not make it false either. The facts are that neither of these statements can be found in Scripture worded this way, the truth is that both are true. My pastor preached on facts and truth few weeks ago. The facts may appear one way, but that is not always the truth. The fact today is that this is the third day of spring; the truth is that it is thirty degrees outside with evidence of a light dusting of snow last night. Today I observe the truth in the statement that “God helps them that help themselves.” It is clearly evident in the case of the woman that had a hemorrhage of blood that could not be healed by anyone. Do you think she would have been healed if she had just sat there as Jesus passed by? Possibly she might have, and then again possibly not. She made an effort, she helped herself as the Healer and the healing passed by. God helped her because she helped herself. Want to hear something that might sound a little strange? The obsession to drink alcohol and use drugs could not be removed from me until I stopped drinking and using drugs. I had to help myself before God could help me. I have free will and always will. By seeking God first, and then not taking the first drink or using, God was able to do for me what I could not do for myself by removing the obsession to drink and use. There was a thousand miles between God and myself and it stayed that way until I took the first step. And then instantly I received help. Only after I became willing to take the first step and receive my healing did God heal me. Today I realize that there is no limit to God’s healing. Those who want it, those who need it, and those who might not know they want or need it, all fit in the same category with God. They are His children and He loves them. God wants for them what they can do for themselves if it is in His will, or what they cannot do for themselves if it is in His will. Thanks for letting me share, God still does for me what I could not do for myself………..JRE

This is what Finis Dake has to say about the woman’s faith. Share this with me….jre

“Thy faith, He knew He had not been exercising any particular faith in this case, so He recognized that she had faith enough to get her healing. Too many people are looking to the faith of the preacher or the one who prays instead of getting and exercising personal faith. And this is why few people are getting such healing today. One wonderful thing about the gospel is that it is personal. When others fail or do not even try to exercise faith to help one in time of need the individual needing help can still get what he needs and wants if it is at all covered by the promises of God. One must learn to make it a personal matter, and see to it that he, himself is meeting the conditions of the gospel and answered prayer.”
THE DAKE BIBLE page 68