<TITLE>21. Par 227-239</TITLE>L-227   Listen, let's just take a little story like this while they're getting ready, another story that we could take about the Lord Jesus. Here, how many knows that the Bible says that one time there was a woman who had a blood issue? And she couldn't, she wasn't called in the prayer line, either. But, and she didn't have a prayer card, but she had faith, and that's what touches God. And Jesus going along the road, this little woman slipped in and touched the border of His garment.

L-228   How many knows that the Palestinian garment hung free? It was a robe. And it had an underneath garment, too, see, keep dust off their limbs. So they had--they had an underneath garment, the garment picked up dust as they walked. And so they had an underneath garment.

L-229 And this woman touched the border of His garment, with her finger. And Jesus stopped, and He said, "Who touched Me?" I don't believe He was just kidding. I don't believe He did that. I believe truly He didn't know who did it. He said, "Who touched Me?"

L-230 And insomuch, so many people with their arms around Him, "Hello, Rabbi! Is this the Prophet of Galilee? Well, we're glad to see You here." Everybody, "How are You?"

L-231 Peter said, "Lord!" He rebuked Him, the Bible said. In other words, Peter might have said this, "Why, that sounds rather unusual, for a Man of Your caliber to say 'who touched' You. And I guess, since I've been talking to You, there has been fifty hands touch You. And then You say, 'Who touched Me?' Why, it doesn't sound mentally right, Lord. You shouldn't say a thing like that." The Bible said, "Peter rebuked Him."

L-232 But Jesus said, "I perceive that virtue has gone from Me." It was a different kind of a touch, a touch of faith. Virtue is strength. "I perceive that My strength... I got weak. Somebody touched Me with a--a touch of faith."

L-233   Now He could not have felt it, physically. You might touch my coat, and there is much more between the border of His garment and His body, than there is to my coat.

L-234 Just like blind Bartimaeus, standing a hundred yards from Him, said, "Jesus, Thou Son of David."

L-235 And all them people screaming, "We hear You raised the dead. We got a graveyard full of them up here. Come up here and raise them, we'll believe You." See, them critics, see, and so forth.
But Jesus didn't even hear Bartimaeus, but his faith stopped Him. See, his faith did it.

L-236   Now, this woman's faith stopped Him, and He looked all over the crowd until He found the little woman. And He told her about her condition, and said, "Thy faith has saved thee." Is that right? Just an ordinary little, weakly looking woman, and she was healed.

L-237 Now what did she do? She never touched Him, exactly. She touched God, through Him. Well, then that's... How many knows... These ministers, which, I know they know. But the Book of Hebrews says that, "Jesus Christ now is the High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities." Is that right? [The ministers say, "Amen."--Ed.]

L-238 How many knows that in the audience? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Well, if He is the High Priest, He is the same High Priest that He ever was. "No other mediator between God and man, but the Man Christ Jesus." Then if He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and you touched Him the same way she did, and He can be touched, and if you would touch Him the same way He did, wouldn't He react in the same way He reacted then, if He is the same yesterday, today, and forever? Is that right? ["Amen."] See? The only thing you have to do is touch Him.

L-239 Now, not touch one of our brethren, or touch me. That, that's just your brothers, you see. But touch Him. Your faith touch Him, then He will use His instrument and He will be... He will do the same today that He ever did do. He is just the same today, and ever. Do you believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]


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