January 19th, 2026

Living Water Vineyard — Monday Devotion

“Daughter: From Condemned to Covered”

Family 🤍,

Yesterday was a lot of fun. There was faith in the room. There was hunger. There was a sense that something was happening.

We started in Matthew 11:12, where Jesus says:

“The kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful people lay hold of it.”

(Matthew 11:12, NIV – abbreviated)

Not angry people.

Not reckless people.

But faith-filled, desperate, determined people—the kind who refuse to stay stuck.

Then we looked at two powerful examples of that kind of faith in Mark 5 and Luke 8:

   •   Jairus

   •   The woman with the issue of blood

Today, let’s slow down and sit with her story.

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What Her Life Was Really Like

Scripture tells us:

“A woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.”

(Mark 5:25; Luke 8:43)

Twelve years is a long time.

According to Leviticus 15:25–27, a woman with continual bleeding was considered ceremonially unclean:

“When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days… she will be unclean as long as she has the discharge… Anyone who touches her will be unclean.”

This affected every part of her life.

Socially

She lived with shame.

She couldn’t be around people freely.

Every accidental touch carried fear and embarrassment.

Spiritually

She was barred from worship.

No temple.

No sacrifices.

No participation in the spiritual life of the community.

She wasn’t just separated from people—

She was separated from what everyone said meant closeness to God.

Economically

Scripture tells us:

**“She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.”

Spiritually

She was cut off from worship.

No temple.

No sacrifice.

No public prayer life.

She wasn’t just separated from people—she was separated from what everyone said meant closeness to God.

Economically

Scripture tells us she went to many physicians and spent everything she had.

No healing.

No improvement.

Just more disappointment… and now no money left.

And layered over all of that was condemnation.

Not necessarily spoken out loud—but felt.

“Unclean.”

“Broken.”

“Disqualified.”

“Too much.”

“Not welcome.”

Twelve years is a long time to carry a label like that.

One Touch Changed Everything

Then Mark tells us something simple but powerful:

“She heard about Jesus…”

Faith often starts with hearing.

She didn’t announce herself.

She didn’t ask permission.

She didn’t make a scene.

She pressed through the crowd and thought,

“If I can just touch His garment…”

And when she did, Scripture says power flowed out of Jesus into her.

Here’s what’s so important:

Her uncleanness did not contaminate Him.

His righteousness contaminated her.

That’s the gospel.

Then Jesus stops.

He calls her out—not to shame her, but to restore her.

And He says one word that changes her entire identity:

“Daughter.”

Everyone else had been calling her unclean.

Jesus called her family.

This is where the Holy Spirit comes in.

The Holy Spirit and Righteousness

In John 16, Jesus tells us the Holy Spirit has three main jobs:

   •   Convict of sin

   •   Convict of righteousness

   •   Convict of judgment

We often talk about sin—but yesterday we leaned into something just as important:

righteousness.

The Holy Spirit doesn’t just show us where we’re wrong.

He shows us who we are in Christ.

That woman didn’t just receive healing—

She received a new standing.

No longer condemned.

No longer excluded.

No longer defined by her past.

“Daughter, your faith has made you well.”

The Spirit still does that today.

He reminds us we are in right standing with God—not because of our perfection, but because of Jesus’ righteousness flowing into us.

Judgment Has Already Been Dealt With

Then Jesus says the Holy Spirit convicts of judgment—

Because the ruler of this world has already been judged (John 16:11).

That’s important.

The cross wasn’t just forgiveness for sin.

It was a judgment against Satan.

Jesus dealt a death blow to the enemy’s authority.

The devil bragged about ruling the kingdoms of the world—but after the cross, Jesus declared:

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.”

Satan is not ruling—he’s running.

Like Goliath after David struck him down, the enemy has already lost his champion.

That’s why Scripture says:

“Resist the devil, and he will flee.”

We don’t fight for victory.

We fight from victory.

The Holy Spirit uses Jesus’ finished work to energize us—to help us stand, advance, pray boldly, and pursue freedom for others.

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Reflection Questions (Take Your Time)

1. Where have you felt labeled or condemned—either by others or by your own thoughts?

What name would Jesus speak over you instead?

2. What does it look like for you to “press through the crowd” right now?

Is there fear, shame, disappointment, or delay you need to push past in faith?

3. How does knowing that Satan is already judged change the way you pray, resist, and live?

Where might the Holy Spirit be inviting you to stand more confidently?

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Activation (Simple, Practical)

Take a quiet moment today.

Open your hands in front of you and pray something like this:

“Holy Spirit, I receive Your conviction of righteousness.

I am not unclean.

I am not disqualified.

I am not condemned.

I am in right standing because of Jesus.

And I choose to live from His victory, not my fear.”

Then ask:

“Holy Spirit, where do You want me to advance today?”

Listen. Don’t rush.

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Worship Song Suggestion

🎶 “Living Hope” – Phil Wickham

(or “See a Victory” – Elevation Worship)

As it plays, let these truths settle in:

   •   The battle belongs to the Lord

   •   The victory is already won

   •   You are standing on finished ground

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Closing Reflection

The woman came to Jesus as unclean.

She left as daughter.

The enemy has been judged.

Jesus reigns.

And the Holy Spirit is empowering us to live boldly, love freely, and advance confidently.

Family—press in this week.

Touch Jesus.

And don’t let anyone—including your past—call you what He no longer does.

Grace and peace 🤍