
Stronger than twelve years of being sickMark 5:21-34Length: Standard
Eat
Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.
- Read
- Reread
- Retell
Digest
Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.
What does this show me about God?
- Jesus stops a whole crowd to find one woman and call her "daughter." What is Jesus like?
What does it show me about people — and about me?
- She had spent everything and got worse. What does it do to a person to be sick or sad for years?
What will I obey this week?
- What have you been waiting a long time for? What will you tell Jesus about it?
Who will I tell?
- Who has been struggling for a long time? How will you be kind to them this week?
Grow
Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).
Pray
Jesus, she had been ill longer than I have been alive and you stopped in a crowd for her. Thank you that you are never too busy for one person.