The Scarlet Thread Pt 2

Last week I shared in The Scarlet Thread Part One, how the shameful wounds from our past can cause us to feel unqualified from having any kind of relationship with God. However, all He is looking for is obedience and total dependence on Him so we can live in victory and freedom from our past. I talked about, Rahab, a prostitute in the Old Testament, whom God selected to play a pivotal role in the story of how Joshua conquered the city of Jericho and this scarlet woman was led to the scarlet thread, propelling her toward her future that changed her life forever. So, this week we will move into the New Testament and pick up the scarlet thread in Mark chapter 5. The heading Bible scholars have used in the text is, ‘A dead girl and a sick woman’ as the writer, Mark, joins these two women together by a common thread. Each story is about uncleanliness, but on a deeper level, each miracle is about a person recognising the power of Jesus because they chose to follow the scarlet thread.