Just His Robe

A casual reading of Mark 5:25-34 could lead us to wonder if Jesus was limited in His knowledge of people and his surroundings. But a closer look reveals that is not the case. We know that Jesus often knew what people were thinking. He had the ability to know what was in the minds of people. But why then did He ask the question, "Who touched My robes?" I think the answer is found in the disciples response. They said, "You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, 'Who touched me?'" The were thinking, "everybody is touching you, Jesus." Jesus asked the question to highlight the difference between those who were just bumping into Him and the one who reached out in faith.

So many people bump into Jesus. They go to church and bump into His name and His word and His people. They read His word and bump into His wisdom. But so few reach out to Him in faith. And I notice where He was in proximity to the sick woman. When she reached out to Him, He wasn't in Heaven. He was walking down the street of the town she lived in. He had already reached out to her and left virtually no distance between them. Touching His robe was just her outward demonstration of an inward spiritual reality, faith. She touched Jesus because she trusted Jesus.

Jesus, I'm reaching out to you. Your nearness is my good. I trust you. Please heal me.