This verse and the story that goes with it, really has me thinking today. For those who don't know the story, Jesus was walking to a man's house who had a sick daughter and there was a large crowd gathered around Him as He walked. In the middle of all of these people, was a woman who had a blood disorder going on 12 years. As He was walking, she reached out and touched the hem or fringe of his coat and she was immediately healed. Jesus stopped and asked who touched Him because he "was aware that power had gone out of Me." The woman stepped forward, afraid, and fell at His feet and confessed that it had been her and why she had done it. And he told her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."
How amazing could our lives be, how much joy could we have if we just trusted and had that kind of faith! The kind of faith where we KNOW that all we need to do is just reach out a little, just a little, and we'll be healed?
Maybe you're too afraid to ask Him, maybe you're afraid you're not worthy enough. I think so many times we think we're insignificant to Him. Why would He listen to us? There are so many more pressing issues we think when, in reality, we ARE his most pressing need. Each and every one of us. He says "Come to Me. Ask. Let Me help you. Let Me heal you." And all it takes is that little bit of faith; just reaching out and trusting that even if it's His coat or His shoe or even God Himself that we touch, His power will go out and restore us.
That's the kind of faith I want to have....mustard seed faith; a faith so small but that can reward so greatly.
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