DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 24; Psalms 137-138; Mark 9:33-50
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. John 20:17
Seeing Mary Magdalene about to touch Him, the Lord responded that the time to cling to Him was after His ascension. No longer seeing Him physically she would then depend upon Him through spiritual eyes. We begin our Christian life by grasping Him for salvation but it doesn’t end there. Surrendering our will, we find that by depending on Him, His strength is revealed in our weakness. Jacob learned it (Gen. 32); Paul learned it (2 Cor. 12). We must learn it too. Let us daily cling to Him. —George Ferrier
Emptied that Thou shouldest fill me, a clean vessel in Thy hand;
With no power but as Thou givest, graciously with each command.
—Mary E. Maxwell