“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard reports about Jesus and came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. – ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.'” – Mark 5:25-27, 34
Testimony: I was at the end of my rope. I had tried everything; nothing helped. For twelve years I spent all I had on doctors and medicine and came up empty…and I was empty…unclean…untouchable. I heard about this Jesus and how He healed many by His “touch”, but He would never touch me and I wouldn’t be allowed to touch Him, but maybe, if I somehow got close enough to touch the edge of His cloak…
“One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, He said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?’ – Jesus said to him, ‘Get up, take up your bed, and walk.’ And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.” – John 5:5-6, 8-9
Testimony: I had been unable to walk for 38 years. Even family and friends had given up on me. They took me to the pool at Bethesda where many sick and crippled had been left to die. It was a “last hope” kind of place. It was said that an angel would occasionally stir the waters and the first one in the pool got healed. Talk about a mad rush. It didn’t matter to me. I didn’t really care anymore. I didn’t have anyone to help me…I had been abandoned. But then Jesus came into the courtyard and came to me…
“As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth…Then He anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said, ‘Go, wash in the pool of Siloam’…So he went and and washed and came back seeing.” – John 9:1
Testimony: I’m not exactly sure how it all happened. I am blind..or, I mean…I was blind. It was the way I was born. No one knows why. All my life my parents would set me out by the pathway that led to the Temple to beg for alms. I never knew anything else. Then this guy named Jesus came by and I heard Him talking about being the “Light in the world” and the next thing I know He is putting something on my eyes and…short story…brought light into my world.
“And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.’ And He said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.'” – Luke 23:42-43
Testimony: I had been tried and convicted and sentenced to death. The Romans didn’t always get it right, but in my case, they did. I was guilty as charged and was getting what I deserved. I had really messed up my life and had been a disappointment to everyone who cared about me. Today was the end. As I hung there, I recognized the face of the one next to me. Yes, it was Jesus. I had heard Him speak and I knew about His miracles. When I saw Him, I knew that He was the real deal…I could just tell. I knew He didn’t deserve this and I knew I didn’t deserve His attention…but, maybe…
What’s your story? Whether you are at the end of your rope or the end of your life, there is always hope with Jesus.