DAILY?READINGS: 1 Kings 21; Jeremiah 32:26-44; Hebrews 4:1-13
And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said…Who touched Me? Mark 5:30-31
Often we see our Lord reaching out to touch others, yet here a needy woman touched Him. Our story assures us though that reaching towards Him in faith is always a blessed choice. The sinner reaches forth and grasps the lifeline of salvation. The believer must reach out and appropriate all the promises of God. Once saved if we wish to do something for the glory of God, we cannot do it in our own strength, but must reach out to the promise of Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” —Vernon Markle
Afflicted saint, to Christ draw near—Thy Saviour’s gracious promise hear,
His faithful Word declares to thee, that as thy days thy strength shall be.
—John Fawcett