Sowing Seeds of the Heart

Matthew 8
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

He touched her hand as an act of compassion and kindness. His touch penetrates the heart and the very soul of mankind. His touch and concern for others is available today.

I remember when a friend of mine was desperately ill in a public place and the pain in her life was unbearable. I reached out my hand and gently touched her on the shoulder and immediately she felt as if the virtue of Christ had flowed through her and the pain was gone. As I touched her shoulder I said, "It is the Lord Jesus Christ that touches you even now." Indeed, it was His touch and she responded with tears as the pain immediately left her. With surprise she said, "The pain is gone. It really is. He healed me." I then said, "Walk in what He has done for you." She was excited that in a public place the Lord had indeed touched her with His healing and visited her with His presence.

Although He has ascended into the heavens, His touch remains on this earth through those will simply believe for themselves and others. His Will and the person of the Holy Spirit continue to touch lives and hearts upon this earth. When His Word is spoken in an atmosphere of belief He touches through the Holy Spirit. Remember that His touch is upon a heart. Healing radiates into our lives from the heart.

Proverbs 4
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Therefore, when you pray, or others pray for you, remember that His initial touch is upon the heart. So many look for immediate results of prayer and begin to base their belief upon results rather than the Lord. Receive His healing into your heart and expect your healing. Many that are healed place the fact that they were touched upon outward manifestations. When symptoms reappear they begin to question and doubt. You must choose to believe with the heart and His Word. There will be manifestation of His healing and the trust to maintain what He has imparted to you to produce the health in your life.

Jeremiah 1
12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

It is the Lord's responsibility to perform the Word which is spoken by a believer. Throughout scriptures God promises healing for His creation. Allow Him to have access into your life through belief and obedience to His Will in your life. The Lord is looking for a willing vessel to flow through to touch His people. Obedience is the most powerful way to show your love for Christ. Many can believe in Him but I have noticed few follow Him as He has challenged us in His Word.

Matthew 7
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

When I first began to minister in churches I had an opportunity to see a miracle one night in an old country church. It was at the end of the service and most of the congregation had left when a young man approached me while I was praying at the altar. He asked if I could pray with him. He wanted to come to Christ. I led Him to Christ that night. Then he showed me the palms of his hands and asked, "Will Jesus do something about this?" I looked and he had skin webbing which attached his thumbs to his palms. I stood there for a few moments that night and remembered the reality of Christ that I had just shared with Him. I wondered if He would touch this young man this night and how it would effect his relationship with Christ if He did not. I seemed to receive the faith that night for the miracle that he wanted in his life. I said, "Yes, Jesus will touch your hands tonight." Indeed He did and a notable miracle happened. What a miracle to see the excess skin removed. From that day on he greeted everyone that came into the church so he could have the opportunity to shake hands with them. His birth defect had prevented him from shaking anyone's hand before.

This reminded me of the leper that wanted to know if Jesus would touch him and make Him whole. Most know that he can but we often wonder if He will. On this particular night, the Lord not only provided the miracle but the faith for us to believe. This is why trust and a relationship with Christ is so important. We must know that all faith is imparted to us though His Word and through the Will and Sovereignty of God.

Mark 1
40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

Expect the Lord to provide the miracles and the means in which we will receive them. It is His joy to touch His creation and to be as personal as a friend. The One who saved your soul wants to provide for you along life's journey.

Jeremiah 17
14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Chapter Three His Touch

Chapter Three
His Touch