Reach out and touch Jesus; there is great reward!
Touching Jesus and Jesus' Touch
9-23-2012
Mark 6:56 Wherever He entered into villages, cities, or in the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
Jesus healed in the city, villages, or in the country! It is the nature of the Son of God to heal! And as many as touched Him were made well! What an amazing truth about Jesus! Where Jesus is there is healing deliverance and wholeness!
Matthew 14:35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, 36 and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
Matthew too shares this amazing truth about Jesus all who reach out and touched even the hem of His garment were made perfectly well. God desires for you to be well, whole, and complete. Yes, He want us to be made perfectly well!
Luke 6:17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, 18 as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.
Luke Also recorded Jesus and those who touched Him were healed. Not a few but all of them were healed
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Jesus has not changed what He did yesteryear He will do today. I am a recipient of His healing virtue. Had not God miraculously touched my body I would not be here. God is no respecter of persons!
Matthew 8:16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses."
Jesus' casting out the evil spirits and healing all who were sick is a fulfillment of the Word of God! Jesus is still fulfilling the Word. Jesus took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses!
Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
This is a very well know passage of scripture and it presents many great truth in regard to our wholeness! However, I feel the Holy Spirit wants us to pay attention to one line in this passage! THE CHASTISEMENT FOR OUR PEACE WAS UPON HIM… Some believe their healing is in their better performance. That one fights against the Word of God. The punishment for our peace was upon Jesus Christ! Jesus bore the punishment to make us qualified recipients to the goodness of God. You can’t earn your way to it, and now God owes you a healing! Jesus was smitten by God so you don’t have to be! Jesus bore the grief and sorrows; it was the price Jesus paid for your wholeness. By His stripes we are healed.
Matthew 9:27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" 28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you."
Matthew 8:14 Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. 15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
Jesus was always doing the will of the Father! He touched the blind men and they could see. He touched Peter’s sick mother in law and the fever left. God’s desire is for you and He wants to touch you!
1 Peter 2:23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Jesus Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree! By His stripes you were healed. Jesus is the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls! You can entrust yourself to your faithful creator.
Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,
Consider Jesus who is the Apostle and High Priest of our confession. Those who pursued Jesus were rewarded with a touch from the Master’s hand. Reach out and touch the Lord as He goes by…
Fear not! Your petitions have been heard. In the waiting there is found the joy of the Lord, as God makes Himself manifested to you!
Your prayers have been heard! The delay of the answer has purpose; God is drawing you to spend time in fellowship with Him. Delay is not no! Delay is holy orchestration working things out to God’s glory.
Acts 10:38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
God’s desire has not been changed! His desire is for that same anointing to bring healing and deliverance! Turn your eyes upon Jesus the Author and Finisher of your faith!
John 14:12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Jesus has promised to keep doing the works! See verse 14? What a promise if you ask anything in My name, I will do it. Jesus will fulfill His word to you and I. Jesus intends for His works to be done through you and I. Touching Jesus is what matters! If you will touch Him, He will use you to touch others!
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