The Mercy of His Touch

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man and said, "Be healed" (Matthew 8:3).

Oh, what power comes from a godly touch.  We display that power when we reach out to:

Help the poor and oppressed.

Hold the hand of someone who is dying.

Brush away the tears of the lonely.

Be a father to the fatherless.

We reach out to these because we have inherited the mercy of His touch.  But some of us forget.  Our hearts are good; it's just our memories are bad.  We forget how significant one touch can be.  Jesus never forgets.

The Lord weighs the heart and searches out its inmost being.  Some crave evil and his neighbor gets no mercy from him.  When mercy is shown it brings joy; if no mercy is shown it brings terror to the evildoers.

So set your hearts on things from above, for now you are alive in Christ.  Show God's mercy by being compassionate, kind, humble, gentle, and patient to others...  Wrap these virtues in love and you bind them together in perfect unity; it is your Savior you serve...

Do you remember when you were lost; enslaved by sin?  But by the kindness and love of God your Savior appeared and saved you, not by righteous things that you had done, but because of the mercy of His touch.

I remember when at the cross Jesus called for me.  I saw His body so bruised and crushed and became so lost in love, to know He suffered and died just for me.  He called me into life and I was reconciled by His blood and redeemed by the power of His love for me.  It makes me want to cry out, "Hold Me Jesus" forever.

You may ask, "What does the Lord require of me now that I am His?".

Seek Justice---treat everyone the same no matter what; help the poor and oppressed.

Love mercy---show everyone the kind of mercy your Savior had for you.

Walk humbly with your God---do as Jesus did, accept the will of the Father for your life.

This and this alone will show that you have received the "mercy of His touch".

Micah 6:8  Psalm 16  Jeremy Riddle  Rich Mullins  Colossians 3  Titus 3  Proverbs 21