I would like to talk to you today about
seeking Christ. In the Gospel of Mark we
hear of a woman who had been sick for 12
years. Penniless and without friends, the
doctors could not help her. Her feelings are
one of hopelessness. Do you feel that you,
too, face a hopeless situation today? We all
do, eventually. Our sorrows and
disappointments are a summons from God
to seek a closer walk with his son, Jesus.
When President, Ronald Reagan underwent
cancer surgery. I rejoiced in my spirit to hear
him acknowledge God as his healer. And
later, during a hostage crisis when asked if
he would forgive those who held our airline
passenger’s captive, he pointed upward and
replied, “I’m not the one who forgives
wrongs.” God wants us to rely on him.
This woman had no other hope- and neither
do we. Have you acknowledged him as your
only hope? Pain, tears, and even people will
seek to hinder you from a personal relation
with him. Do not allow others or
circumstances to thwart your efforts. Jesus
lingered within her presence until she
touched the hem of his garment. He is within
your reach right now if you seek him. Reach
out in genuine faith. Acknowledge his
blessings when they come. He will not allow
you to steal away quietly. Share your new-
found faith with someone.
Father, let me experience that inner touch of
faith today.
Amen.
No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father. John 15:13-15 CSB
