Who Touched Me?
(NCV)Luke 8:42 While Jesus was on his way to Jairus’ house, the people were crowding all around him. 43 A woman was in the crowd who had been bleeding for twelve years, but no one was able to heal her. 44 She came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his coat, and instantly her bleeding stopped. 45 Then Jesus said, “Who touched me?”
When all the people said they had not touched him, Peter said, “Master, the people are all around you and are pushing against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone did touch me, because I felt power go out from me.” 47 When the woman saw she could not hide, she came forward, shaking, and fell down before Jesus. While all the people listened, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Jesus said to her, “Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace.”
Oh how I cherish this story. Jesus goes to Capernaum to raise from the dead the daughter of Jairus, a ruler in the synagogue. The crowds are massive but suddenly Jesus feels power leave Him. What happened? Who touched Him, He asked?
The disciples were incredulous. How could anyone know who within the crowd had touched him?
The woman was fearful. What if, after finally feeling the relief of being restored to wholeness, Jesus withdrew His healing?
So she fell at His feet, expecting at the very least chastisement. Instead, Jesus called her “Daughter,” and said her faith had made her whole!
Desperation drove her but faith delivered her. She touched only the tassels hanging from His outer garment, His prayer shawl, and instantly she was healed!
May we boldly approach Jesus, knowing that a single encounter will be transformative, changing us from an outcast of society to a child of the King.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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