“And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my garments?’ And his disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’’” (Mark 5:30-31).
I always marvel at this scene. Lots of people were touching Jesus. But only one was affected. Why? Because she had faith and was intentionally touching him. Bumping into Jesus without intentional faith is meaningless.
Conclusion: You can touch Jesus. Or, you can touch Jesus. There is a difference.
I’m afraid that, too often, I’m in the crowd bumping into Jesus. Seemingly content to be in the crowd around him rather than intentionally straining to touch him.
Father, help me to have the active faith of that woman. Amen.
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