Commendable Faith

And He said to her, Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well.  
Go in peace. 

Luke 8:48 

What kind of faith does Christ commend? Our text is Christ’s commendation to the woman with the issue of blood who had touched the hem of His garment, believing He could heal her without ever seeing her. She was correct. As soon as she touched the hem of His garment the flow of blood ceased. Christ was aware of the touch and stopped the procession to the synagogue ruler’s house to address the woman. She, trembling and afraid came forward not knowing what to expect. Instead of chiding or berating her, Christ uttered the words of our text. He spoke to her endearingly, called her Daughter, commended her faith, and told her to go in peace. This was the most wonderful reaction for which she could hope. He did not rebuff her, but rather commended her faith. Christ wants us to have faith, gives us faith, increases our faith and then commends our faith. It is all of Him and yet He commends us for it. Here is a Savior in Whom we can believe and upon whom we can depend. He is worthy of all our faith all the time. 

Our Gracious Savior and our God, 
we rejoice that You give us faith. 
We praise You that You prove Yourself  
utterly worthy of our faith. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning