"She was healed immediately."—Luke 8:47.

One of the most touching and teaching of the Saviour's miracles is before us to-night.

The woman was very ignorant.

She imagined that virtue came out of Christ by a law of necessity, without His knowledge or direct will.

Moreover, she was a stranger to the generosity of Jesus' character, or she would not have gone behind to steal the cure which He was so ready to bestow.

Misery should always place itself right in the face of mercy.

Had she known the love of Jesus' heart, she would have said, "I have but to put myself where He can see me—His omniscience will teach Him my case, and His love at once will work my cure."

We admire her faith, but we marvel at her ignorance.

After she had obtained the cure, she rejoiced with trembling: glad was she that the divine virtue had wrought a marvel in her; but she feared lest Christ should retract the blessing, and put a negative upon the grant of His grace: little did she comprehend the fulness of His love!

We have not so clear a view of Him as we could wish; we know not the heights and depths of His love; but we know of a surety that He is too good to withdraw from a trembling soul the gift which it has been able to obtain.

But here is the marvel of it: little as was her knowledge, her faith, because it was real faith, saved her, and saved her at once.

There was no tedious delay—faith's miracle was instantaneous.

If we have faith as a grain of mustard seed, salvation is our present and eternal possession.

If in the list of the Lord's children we are written as the feeblest of the family, yet, being heirs through faith, no power, human or devilish, can eject us from salvation.

If we dare not lean our heads upon His bosom with John, yet if we can venture in the press behind Him, and touch the hem of his garment, we are made whole.

Courage, timid one! thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God."

Evening's Meditation
C. H. Spurgeon

Lord I pray in faith, only you will answer this prayer and I know that you hear me. I pray for linda, that you would grant her eternal salvation, that she would come to know you and that you would bring healing into her life. strengthen her and deliver her. I pray for kim that you would deliver her from her demons, that you would set her on a straight path. I ask that you would guide and nurture kristen in your ways Lord, send someone into her life to get her on the right path and going to church again, that she might develop a relationship with you. I pray for Nick that you would undo the damage that i did to him, i pray for randy that you would be the wife that you would want him to have. i ask for forgivness that i'm not better. iask for forgiveness that i am bitter and full of hate. i ask in Jesus name and i pray for shirleys salvation. and al.