Touchpoint
By JK Woodall
We often identify people by their condition rather than their name. In Mark 5:25–34, the Bible doesn’t give us the woman’s name—we only know her as “the woman with the issue of blood.” Her identity was wrapped up in her affliction, not her potential, and certainly not her faith.
This woman had been bleeding continuously for twelve years. That’s twelve years of suffering. Twelve years of doctors. Twelve years of disappointment. And, according to the Law (see Leviticus 15:25–27, KJV), twelve years of being considered unclean.
"And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation... she shall be unclean." – Leviticus 15:25, KJV
Imagine the burden—not just physical, but emotional and spiritual. She couldn’t touch anyone. She couldn’t be touched. She was isolated, invisible, rejected. And yet, on one powerful day, she pressed through the crowd just to touch the edge of Jesus’ garment.
"If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole." – Mark 5:28, KJV
She didn’t cry out. She didn’t ask for attention. She reached. Quietly. Desperately. Faithfully.
But there’s something deeper happening here. Under the Law, anyone she touched became unclean. That means as she pressed through the crowd, person after person unknowingly became ceremonially defiled. Contamination moved outward like ripples in a pool. Yet, when she touched Jesus, everything reversed. Power didn’t leave her—it left Him.
"And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him..." – Mark 5:30, KJV
Instead of Jesus becoming unclean, she became whole.
And here's the revelation: when Jesus asked, “Who touched Me?” (Mark 5:31, NKJV), it wasn’t because He didn’t know—it was to stop the bleeding of her identity. He wasn’t just healing her body. He was restoring her dignity.
"Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction." – Mark 5:34, NKJV
Did you catch that? He called her Daughter.
Jesus renamed her. He gave her family. He gave her peace. And as He made her clean, everyone she had touched—who unknowingly became unclean—was covered by that same moment of divine reversal. True transformation isn’t just personal—it’s contagious.
The Bigger Picture
How many of us are walking around, not realizing we’re carrying something unclean? Maybe it’s bitterness. Maybe it’s shame. Maybe it’s pride or fear. Like those in the crowd, we’re bumping into things, unaware that what we carry—or what has touched us—is affecting others. But here’s the good news:
Jesus cleanses us—even when we don’t know we’re unclean.
True transformation begins at the moment of contact with Jesus. It’s not about being perfect before you approach Him. It's about reaching in faith, even if all you can manage is a touch.
馃摉 Declaration
I declare that I am no longer defined by my issue.
I declare that even when I don’t realize what I carry, Jesus makes me clean.
I declare that transformation has reached not only me, but those connected to me.
I declare that I am called “Daughter” / “Son” by the Most High God.
I declare that healing, restoration, and identity are mine in Jesus’ name.