The Hem of His Garment

                                                             Mark 6:56
                           Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country,
                         they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that
                                    they might just touch the hem of His garment.
                                   And as many as touched Him were made well.

Jesus and the disciples crossed the seas and came to the land of Gennesaret.  As they came out of the boat immediately the people recognized Jesus and began running to Him, carrying the sick on beds to where He was.

The touch of the hem of the Master's garment, that is all they wanted. Not silver, gold, or great possessions, just to touch His garment. To them that was everything. They knew Jesus was enough. They knew if they could touch just the hem of His garment their lives would be made whole again. In desperation they ran to Him.

How desperate are we to run to Jesus? Do we know that He is enough? Do we live knowing because we have touched the hem of His garment by asking Him into our heart, our life has been made whole again? We no longer live under the condemnation of our past sins, but have been made clean by the blood of Jesus. No longer do we live with hopelessness in the midst of heartache. With Jesus all things are possible!

            But Jesus looked at them,
                          "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
                                                                                                    __Matthew 19:26

When hard times come do we run to Jesus, knowing as they did, that He is the answer, or do we first attempt to figure things out on our own, and when all else fails run to Him? Jesus came that we would not have to live on oun own, but look to Him.

            O LORD, I know the way of man is not of himself;
            It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.         __Jeremiah 10:23

            For in Him we live and move
            And have our being.                                                       __Acts 17:28

If only we may touch the hem of His garment. Praise God we have!

         "And as many as touched Him were made well."