<p>8:42 <i>For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age; and she was dying. But as he went, the crowds crushed him</i>-See on Lk. 15:31. The Lord&rsquo;s rush to heal her was interrupted by a woman, whom He addressed unusually as &ldquo;daughter&rdquo;. She had been sick for 12 years. And she was healed because of her faith. To the unspiritual man, this would have been nothing but an irritating interruption, to be sworn about under the breath. But to the spiritual man, there was ample encouragement here for faith; for another beloved daughter lay sick, and she was 12 years old, and she likewise could be healed by faith... The Lord&rsquo;s question: &ldquo;Who touched me?&rdquo; was therefore also a rhetorical device to spur faith in Jairus and his family. Who? Another &ldquo;daughter&rdquo;, 12 years afflicted... It is only by our spiritual laziness in not providing that freewill input, that desire to understand, that crying for the knowledge of God which is in His word (Prov. 2:3-5), that this marvellous equation will fail. What greater motivation could each of us want in inspiring us to a total commitment to the word, rising early and staying up late to find that knowledge of God to overcome the sin which we hate? If we can only continue to desire to make the effort, to bruise the flesh more through that glorious word of God, then this spiral of growth will catch us up with ever increasing speed.</p>