Reach Out And Touch The Lord

a. But He knew who she was, it is clear from the text, “He looked round about to see HER that had done this thing.”

b. She was like a rabbit caught in the headlights! And so, “fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.”

(i) We can not underestimate the importance of truthfulness with God.

(ii) So often we are just not honest, not honest with ourselves, with others or with God – we need to be open before Him – it’s not like He doesn’t already know, but truthfulness is a mark of sincerity and reality. God wants us to be real.

3. We need to step out from the crowd. Why?

a. That the Lord might be glorified. Christ is not exalted by a silent witness or a secret disciple.

b. That our deliverance might be complete and confirmed.

(i) She needed to tell it, to hear it from her own lips and to hear it from the Lord. This thing was real.

(ii) We need that too.

c. To encourage others.

C. Finally the Lord tells her, “Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.”

1. He gave her assurance.

2. He called her His daughter – He was welcoming her into the kingdom.

3. Now she was already whole – yet he tells her to be whole, in one sense He is giving her His blessing, but in another sense I wonder is He telling her to live out her wholeness.

a. “You are whole… now go and be whole; live life to the full!!”

b. That relates to us as Christians: we are saved, (that’s our position) but also we are being saved as we live the Christian life out, (that’s our practice), old things are passing away and all things are becoming knew.

c. You are saved… so live like it!

Conclusion: Maybe you are here this evening and you need to be saved. Earlier we sang the chorus, “Reach out and touch the Lord”

Reach out and touch the Lord; as He goes by.

You will find He’s not too busy to hear your heart cry.

He’s passing by this moment; your needs to supply,

Reach out and touch the Lord; as He walks by.

That’s what the woman with the issue of blood found, and countless many more have found the same thing down through the years. Are you at you wits end? Have you exhausted your resources? Have you tried this and that and failed? Well, now it is time to trust Jesus, to come to Him and be saved.

But maybe you are saved. You know the Lord, you have made a profession of faith. But have you confessed your faith? Are you telling others about it? Have you testified, or been baptized? The Lord want to glory in your salvation. Maybe tonight would be a good time to tell others of Jesus.