Luke 8:43-48 (ESV)
43 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.
44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.
45 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!"
46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me."
47 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.
48 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."
Jesus was on His way to heal Jarius’s daughter. There was a crowd of people pressing around Him on all sides, calling out for healing, jostling Jesus as He made His way.
Yet in the middle of all that confusion and pushing, there was something different in the touch of this woman. Jesus knew it when it happened. Notice the power went out of Him to the woman without any action on His part. He just felt it take place.
What made this woman’s touch different from the rest of the crowd? The question is answered in verses 47 and 48: faith and confession. I would think that there were others who touched Him, but all denied it. She alone came to Him, falling on her knees before Him, and confessed. Jesus confirms her healing, calling her daughter before sending her on her way in the His peace.
Jesus moves today within our midst. He responds to all those who truly reach out to touch Him in faith. To those who confess, He will grant His healing and peace. In a crowd of many He responds to us individually. How we touch Him makes a difference. Have you got the touch?
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