TOUCH
Today's reading: Matthew 7-9

"...for she thought, If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed." Matthew 9:21 NLT

Touch-to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense: handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate; to put hands upon in any way or degree.

As this woman pushed herself through the crowd she had a purpose. Each step along that crowded street required more of her than she had to give. Each moment out of her house was controversial, condemning and caused her more harm than good.

She had heard about this Jesus of Nazareth. About His teachings. About His healings. About His compassion. About His eyes--oh, how His eyes must have held oceans of love.

She wanted to touch Him. His robe. The fringe on the edge of His prayer shawl. The frayed edge of his traveling coat.

I don't believe she ever once thought about Him touching her. About Him laying hands on her. About the possibility of Him touching her heart.

Jesus is like that.

We think we're doing Him a favor. We think we're serving Him. We pick up our Bibles to please Him. We hold our tongue to make Him proud. We think we're coming to Him in an effort to 'make His day', when all along--we leave His presence touched!

Understanding more about Him. Appreciating Him to a deeper degree. Perceiving Him in a way we would have never imagined possible.

Go ahead and try to touch Him today. See who gets the bigger blessing!