Reaching out

Scripture

Luke 8:46

But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me"

Observation

Starting with verse 43, we meet this woman, who has been "having a flow of blood for twelve years". She has seen numerous doctors and they have been able to nothing to help her. She is desperate, so she reaches out and touches Jesus. In the instance she touched Jesus, she was healed. Jesus then asked, "Who touched me?" and the woman said it was her, and she declared to Him and everyone else, why she had touched Him and that she was healed. Jesus then said, "Daughter, be of good cheer, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

Application

This woman sought out Jesus and reached out and touched Him. It was this faith that made her well. You see this woman reached out to Jesus, knowing she was going to be healed, she didn't ask, she didn't wait for Jesus to touch her, she took action and knew that she would be healed. I think I get this wrong a lot. I might pray that Jesus heal me, but deep down inside I am also plotting how another way to ask. It is like when I pray for someone that is going through a medical problem and they need healing, I might pray something in the lines of, "Father God, I pray that you heal this person in Jesus name, I pray that when the doctors go in they find nothing wrong, but in the case that they do, I pray that you help those doctors to know exactly how to fight this illness. Amen." Do you see what I did there I gave a half-hearted faith prayer. I had faith that God was going to heal this person, "BUT". I added a but because I probably didn't actually have faith. The way I plan on applying this is to be more proactive with my faith. I want to reach out and touch Jesus, instead of waiting on Him to reach out and touch me. I want to have the faith of this woman, who knew that Jesus was going to heal her.

Prayer

Father God, give me faith that can move mountains, give me faith that can heal my infirmities and the sicknesses of friends. Give me faith that allows me to reach out and touch Jesus, instead of waiting for Him to touch me.