January 22, 2026

Matthew 9:18-26  (HCSB)
A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed
18 As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 So Jesus and His disciples got up and followed him.
20 Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for 12 years approached from behind and touched the tassel on His robe, 21 for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well!”
22 But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.
23 When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly. 24 “Leave,” He said, “because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” And they started laughing at Him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. 26 And this news spread throughout that whole area.

Caitlyn Pratt
In these verses, Jesus performs two miracles. His first was when a women came behind Him and touched the fringe of His clothes having faith it would heal her. When Jesus saw this, He said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” His next miracle was bringing a man’s daughter back to life. The common piece between the miracles Jesus performed was faith. The woman who had touched the smallest fringe of Jesus’ cloth had faith that His touch, His mercy would fix her brokenness—she was right. Jesus took the time to stop in this moment when he noticed this broken soul reaching for Him. He extended His mercy not only on this woman, but also on the man’s daughter—because they had faith.