0911. 893. Touch of Christ

893. Touch of Christ

“Jesus Put Forth His Hand and Touched Him” (Mat_8:3)

A mother was deeply anxious to see her child, who was lying very ill in a hospital, but the doctor said the mother’s presence might disturb the child. The mother was so persistent to see her child, and at last permission was granted on condition she would dress in the uniform of a nurse, which she did, and sat beside her loved one all the night through. In the night the child was very feverish and restless, and to quieten her the mother placed her cool hand on the forehead of her child. The consequence was the restlessness ceased, and, opening her eyes and seeing the nurse (as she thought), she said, “Your touch is just like mother’s.” There was a sympathy and love in the mother’s touch which nothing could hide.

What a touch there is in the touch of Christ, and how often we read He touched people, and His touches were always benedictions.

Mark the effects of His touches.

1. His cleansing touch, when He healed the leper—Mar_1:41.

2. His cooling touch, when He restored Peter’s wife’s mother—Mat_8:15.

3. His compelling touch, when He banished the blindness from the blind man—Mat_9:29; Mat_20:34.

4. His comforting touch, when He told His disciples, “Be not afraid” (Mat_17:7).

5. His causeful touch, when He unloosed the dumb man’s tongue—Mar_7:33.

6. His compassionate touch, when He raised the widow’s son—Luk_7:14.

7. His counteracting touch, when He repaired the damage Peter had done—Luk_22:51.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH