Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 9:22

"But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour." — Matthew 9:22 (ASV)

We do not have the whole story here. It will be well to read it in Mark 5 and Luke 8. Jesus knew all that was going on behind Him. If His back is towards us now, it need not always be, for He “turned him about.” Even when fear would hide from Jesus, He seeks out the one who trembles. His eye found her quickly, for He knew where to look. “He saw her.” His voice cheered her with joyful tones of acceptance. He did not rebuke the errors of her ignorance, but He commended the bravery of her faith and consoled her trembling heart.

A piece of fringe and a finger sufficed to form a contact between a believing sufferer and an Almighty Savior. Along that line, faith sent its message, and love returned the answer. She “was made whole,” and she knew it, but she feared when she was found out, lest she should lose the blessing and earn a curse. This fear soon vanished. Jesus called her “daughter.” He fathered her because He had created faith in her. He gave her “good comfort” because she had good faith. It was His garment which she touched, but it was her faith which had touched it; therefore, our Lord said, “Thy faith hath made thee whole,” and thus He put the crown upon the head of her faith, because her faith had already set the crown on His head.

The moment we touch Jesus, we are made whole, indeed, “from that hour.” May we touch Him now, and may this hour be as memorable to us as that hour was to her!

But Jesus turned about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

Christ never comes short of our faith, but he often goes beyond it.