“He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.” Luke 6:17-19
“And when the men of that place recognised Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all who were ill to him and begged him to let those who were ill just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.” Matthew 14:35-36
A major part of Jesus ministry involved healing. He touched people and they were healed. He touched their eyes and sight came. He touched their ears and hearing came. He touched dead people and they lived again. He touched a sick man and leprosy just left him. Jesus touched people and disease fled. Yet there was another side to His healing. In Matthew 9 we read about the woman who crept up on Him and touched Him to receive her healing. In the texts above, people tried to touch Him or were invited to touch Him – and they were all healed too.
There is something about His touch that appeals to people. So it is today. I have seen many ministers touch people and healing came. It wasn’t the minister, of course not, but it was the same as it was for Jesus. It was, and is, Holy Spirit manifesting His presence through the minister. I am not belittling Jesus ministry – far from it. Because Jesus still touches people today. Anyone who has been to a “healing meeting” has seen it. When Holy Spirit manifests, healings happen. Jesus still touches people, and healing takes place. Not just healing of illnesses, but situations, relationships, addictions and bondages too.
One touch is all it takes. Jesus healing touch is all you need. Jesus touched the deaf mans ears and he heard. He touched the blind mans eyes and he saw. The woman with the issue of blood touched Him and she was healed. He spoke the word and the centurions servant was healed. One touch, one word, and healing was theirs. He did it then and He still does it now.
I have seen a man completely healed of cancer. He had about two weeks to live. One prayer – one touch – and he was totally healed. Medically attested and verified. I have watched another man, crippled in a motorcycle accident, completely healed in an instant. So great was his healing that his hospital consultant did not even recognise him. Medically attested and verified.
One touch from Jesus is all it takes. Just one touch.
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