February 21, 2010

I noticed some different ways of receiving healing in today's Scripture:  it all had to do with people's faith, of course, since He often said " your faith has made you well" Mark 5:34

Sometimes people will be in a place where they will press through whatever, on their own, and come into Christ's presence, touch Him and receive His power to heal them.  Others will come to Jesus for help, but will need Him to accompany them and reassure them, touch them  or the person who is sick, and defend them from whatever will hinder their faith. 

So many times we need a healing touch, and an encouraging word-- and we need it to come to us through a touchable person.  I want to be the kind of person who can give these things, to take someone's hand and help them up, whether it be physically or emotionally, since that is what Jesus so often did.  He is still moved by compassion, and He wants to heal through us.  I want His power ("virtue") to go out from me, don't you?