Today's encouragement comes from Mark 6:56c, where we read these words:
" . . . And as many as touched Him [Jesus] were made well.”So far as I can tell from the four Gospel accounts, almost everyone who ever touched the Lord Jesus Christ after His baptism, was made “well.” Even (at least some [if not all]) of the soldiers who slapped and/or crucified the blessed Messiah came to faith in Him; and hence were made ultimately “well."
. . . How do we “touch” Jesus today? By receiving Him in His gospel preach-ing by faith; by receiving Him in His sacraments by faith; and by receiving Him in fresh applications of the Spirit’s gracious nourishment in prayer (by faith). The greatest “wellness” is redemption through Christ’s blood. Touch Him by faith today.
[Puritan quote of the day: "We would never go to God unless God came to us, such is the stoutness of our hearts.” —Jeremiah Burroughs, in, "Gospel Re-conciliation"]
