As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.” And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” (Luke 8:42-48 ESV)
"You've got to be kidding!" You can almost hear it in Peter's voice- how could anyone know who had touched Jesus? Jesus did. He knows every life touched by Him, including you and me. What He wnats is for us to recognize it, and to share it with others. That is the method He has put in place - for us to reach out to Him, allow Him to change us, and share it with others, so they can be changed by Him too. Will we reach out, receive what He has, and relate that to others?
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