THE TOUCH OF JESUS

Our sense of touch is a remarkable gift.  Even the most mundane activity can remind us of how wonderfully our Creator made us.  This morning I was at the sink scrubbing a stainless steal Dutch-oven pot.  It looked perfectly clean.  Then I rubbed the inside with the tip of my finger feeling the inside of the pot only to discover areas that the eyes had missed.  The fine sensitivity of the touch gave me new eyes to know where more work needed to be done until the pot was truly clean.

Isn’t that the same with our spiritual lives?  From our perspective, we look clean, but we need the touch that reveals more work needs to be done.  Often it is only the touch of Jesus that can give us new eyes and awaken us to feel that spot where our heart is not yet truly clean. Then his touch cleanses and heals at the point of our need. The songwriter* captures this truth when he writes,

Lord, here today my great need I am feeling,

Whilt thou not visit my soul once again?

I long to feel thy sweet touch and its healing

Wonderful Healer, touch me again.

Only in thee can I find liberation,

Cleansing and freedom from sin’s hidden stain;

Only in thee can I find full salvation,

Wonderful Healer, touch me again.

At times, God touches our hearts about someone else's need. He moves our hearts with compassion and calls us to intercede in prayer, advocacy, or action. This is especially true in our lives lately as we pray for God's touch upon members of our family, especially the children.  In prayer we bring them to Jesus for his wonderful, grace filled touch.

“People were bringing babies to Jesus 

to have him touch them.” 

Luke 18:15

*William Henry Woulds (1874-1940) SASB 610