A Touch
While in school, at Asbury Theological Seminary, I have the blessing of attending chapel each week and hearing a sermon from one of our many professors. What a gift! This week the professor preached on the Gospel of John, chapter two where Jesus turns the water to wine. The question that was driven home to us was: Why this?
Of all the miracles Jesus could of performed – for His first miracle to start His ministry, why was it this one?
He could have made a blind man see or cause a deaf person to hear or caused the lame to walk or raise the dead to life. But, instead He turned water into wine!
To John, under divine guidance, this miracle was the one to introduce Jesus’s ministry. Why? As the sermon continured, it was proposed that, could it be that this was the first miracle because from it we can learn the lesson that:
Everything Jesus touches, changes! Jesus’ touch has transforming power!
When Jesus touches a life:
It is changed from the inside out.
It is changed for the better.
It is changed for the good.
Jesus’ touch makes us into something/someone we can not be on owr own. Wow!
Have hope, dear one. Jesus has the power to touch and change things for the good in your life and the lives of those you love! Do not underestimate the power of God’s love and the touch of His hand upon people’s lives. He can do the impossible. He loves you and He is watching and working in everything that concerns you. Do not give up hope. Cling to His love for you and His goodness and you will see miracles happen. Just keep going and keep your chin up, you are not alone and you are dearly loved by the Creator of the universe.
Application Questions:
1. Who do you know that needs a touch from Jesus today?
2. How can God use you to touch their life with His love today?
3. What does God want you to believe that He can change and transform for the better?
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