Go in Peace and Be Whole

And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. (Mark 5:31-34)

Jesus made a striking statement here. He connected this woman's healing directly to her faith, not to His own power. Now, the power and authority of Jesus certainly accomplished the healing, but He credited her faith as the means by which she connected to His power. Her trust was the mechanism through which the miracle became accessible.

Also, notice that He called her “daughter.” This matters because Jesus affirmed her identity and covenant with Him. He was letting her know that she was not a stranger receiving an isolated act of kindness. She had a covenant relationship with God, and He honored it through the healing she received. Her faith reached for something that had always been available to her as part of that covenant, even though she had not yet walked in it before this moment.

The Hebrew concept behind the word “peace,” shalom, means that nothing is missing and nothing is broken. Jesus not only healed her physical body. He also declared that whatever she had lost and missed before was to be completely restored. This is the full picture of what faith connected to the power of God can accomplish. God is not looking for you to have partial improvement, but rather He wants complete restoration, with nothing left missing or broken.

Practical Application

Believe today for complete restoration in the areas you are trusting God for, not merely for partial improvement. Believe for the fullness of restoration. Let your faith reach for the fullness of shalom – nothing missing, nothing broken.

Ephesians 2:8; James 1:6