That detail struck me today for the first time, even those who only touched “the fringe of His robe” were healed. If you’re like me, I suspect you’ve questioned the power of your Christian witness more than once. Perhaps you’re a young parent worried that you’re spending far too much time at work and far too little with your children…Perhaps you’re an overworked teacher wondering if any lesson you’ve ever given has survived longer than five minutes in the heart of a teenager…Perhaps you’re a member of a small, struggling church that is even smaller in 2009 than it was in 1999.
It’s easy to take such things as “evidence” that we have failed in our God-given missions. My regular readers know me well enough to know that I do not wish to make excuses for our failures. However, before we start beating ourselves (or others) up, let’s make sure that our “failures” are really failures. Contrary to popular opinion, God has NOT called us to fill buildings or start new programs. (Read that last sentence again).
What is the fundamental thing that God demands of you and I? What is the measure by which He will determine if we have succeeded or failed?
…the LORD has told you what is good,(Micah 6:8)
and this is what He requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.
I know many a Christian mother who had to wait a lifetime of heartache and tears to see a rebellious child come to Christ. Over the years there were numerous times that woman must have felt that she was an abject failure…and yet she was not. Even though the child may have only touched the “fringe” of his mother’s faith, in the end that was enough…for all who touch Jesus are healed.
-- Justin
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