A Touch Brought Healing.
Friday, March 31, 2023Key Verse
“And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace and be whole of thy plague” (Mark 5:34).
Text — Matthew 9:18-22
Message
In a-2009 study by Matthew Hertenstein, it was found that participants were effectively able to communicate eight out of twelve emotions by using touch alone. The result of this study implies that touch is a better way of conveying emotions than facial expressions and voice. Our sense of touch is also designed to communicate clearly and quickly. However, faith touch is unbeatable.
Our text shows the woman with the issue of blood demonstrating the significance of a touch of faith. Healing is one of the by-products of Christ’s redemptive work.
God’s healing power must never be relegated to a set of rules or methods. Jesus healed people in a wide variety of ways in the Gospels, showing that the key is not any certain procedure, but rather coming to Him by faith. We are to touch Him by defining our faith as this woman did. Faith in His sacrifice on the cross for our total redemption is just enough. “But he was wounded for our transgression, he was bruised for our iniquities…and with his stripes, we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).
Quote
Faith touch is unbeatable
Challenge
Faith can move mountains – exercise it!
Prayer for today
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed, in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
