And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.(Luke 6:17-19 ESV)
Jesus has just chosen his 12 apostles, the closest of His disciples, and there is a great crowd of disciples following Him, and then an even bigger circle around them who have come from all over Israel to see Him. How close would you be? Luke puts the emphasis where he has all along - they came to hear Him first, then to be healed. They longed to touch Him. May we want to be that close...
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