FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6
“And
you say, ‘Who touched Me?” LK 8:45 NKJV
AND UNDISCERNING SPIRIT (4)
On day a chronically ill woman who had hemorrhaged for
twelve years pushed her way through the crowd and touched the hem of Jesus’
garment. And immediately she was healed. “Jesus said, ‘Who touched Me?’ When
all denied it, Peter and those with him said, ‘Master, the multitudes throng
and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ But Jesus said, ‘Somebody touched
Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.’ Now when the woman saw that she
was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared
to Him in the presence of all…how she was healed immediately. And He said to
her, ‘Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace’”
(vv. 45-48 NKJV).
What’s at work in this story? An undiscerning spirit. Observe Peter’s words, “Master, the
multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” Understand
this: Jesus can tell the difference between the indiscriminate touch of the
crowd, and a touch of faith. Faith draws on His power and brings results!
Notice, this woman touched the “hem” of Jesus’ garment. The last thing a
dressmaker does when she makes a garment is to sew up the hem. So the hem
represents “the finished work.” The same back that bore the cross which takes
away our sins, also bore the stripes which take away our sickness. “And by His
stripes we are healed” (Isa 53:5 NKJV). What do you need today? Forgiveness of
sins? Healing? Reach out in faith and touch Jesus, and you too will be made
whole.
Taken
from The Word for You Today devotional.
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