Fall Down Before Him

Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” (Luke 8:47–48; NKJV)

In the second half of Luke chapter 8, Luke records three life-changing encounters with Jesus. Recall that Jesus had been ministering to the crowds and teaching His disciples on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. That evening, Jesus and His disciples sailed eastward across the sea. It was during that overnight voyage when Jesus rebuked the storm and the disciples marveled at the authority and power displayed by the Lord.

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