Blessings
Without Measure
She said to
herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."
Matthew 9:21
As the young mother turned back to the
shopping cart she found her son rifling through everything. “Shane,
sit back and leave things alone!” she admonished.
He heeded her warning for all of ten
seconds. That’s when the four-year-old spotted one of his most
favorite things in the whole world: ice pops! Seeing his mom’s
attention directed toward the shelves, Shane stretched out his hand,
reaching as far as he could. The prize remained just out of reach.
Undaunted, he reached down and unbuckled the little seatbelt holding
him in place, and nimbly climbed toward the ice pops. Just as he
grabbed the unfrozen popsicles Mom turned to place something else in
the cart.
“Shane Kaufman…!” She began…then
stopped herself, staring in wonder at the tenacity of her son. He
would not be put off. He would achieve his goal, nothing would
deter him.
As much as she knew that blatant
disobedience could cause problems in the future if not given the
proper direction, she couldn’t help but be impressed by his
persistence. The look of triumph in his eyes made her smile.
†
In today’s text Jesus, full of the
Spirit without measure, was walking along the streets of Capernaum,
pushing a virtual shopping cart full of blessings. Among the
great throng crowding against Jesus, this woman with the issue of
blood was the only one who understood that there was power available
to heal her. So, in faith, she reached in and took what she needed,
appropriating her healing through unwavering faith! Jesus even
commended her for such tenacity, “Daughter, your faith has healed
you.”
Oh that we would have the simple faith
of a child to believe that every blessing we will ever need is at our
disposal through the power of the Holy Spirit.
True faith believes and appropriates
what it needs, knowing it is available. And the only way we
will know is to draw near enough to God to hear His heartbeat.
Prayer
“I want to know You for
Who You are, Abba Father. Not that I might have power for myself, but
so that I might know You, and Your Power. Amen.”
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