Everything comes to a halt, even, regresses, when we fail to testify to His transforming touch.
A couple of nuggets from Mark 5, Matthew 9, and Luke 8.
Many physically touched Jesus
Her touch of faith stopped Jesus in His tracks
They weren't going any further until she testified of His transforming power.
Some of you may have stalled or halted your growth because you're not testifying
The information doesn't equal transformation… yet transformation is never without information that has become a revelation that transforms. And transformation can only be validated by the application of the revelation. And the agents of transformation proclaim and prove the revelation that has renewed them that they may walk in God's good, acceptable, and perfect will (Romans 12:1-2). The Bible gives us knowledge (information) about Jesus and when we're trusting, treasuring, and testifying with our lips and life these truths manifest the (transformational) knowledge of the Lord. (Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 14:33
Such peace amid the chaos…
"Daughter... GO in peace, and BE healed..." (Mark 5:34)
I love this word.
Jesus knows the difference between these two:
1. The desperate touch of faith, from the fragile fingers of a broken and believing woman.
2. The multitudes as they pushed and thronged against the crowd of followers and their forearms and futile faithlessness lacked what it took to stop the King in His tracks.
Consider this... amid the chaotic scene Jesus wasn't taking another step until the believer gave testimony to the glory of God. Think about it. She was IN the crowd, but she wasn't part OF the crowd. So, she received something
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