Scurrying Around

They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed. (Mark 6)

People were talking.  They were talking about Jesus and the miracles he performed, and the authority by which he spoke.  People were being changed.  They were being healed, delivered, and set free.  People were listening to the chatter.  They wanted to find this Jesus, to touch him, to beg him, to find him.

I’ve witnessed that same sort of thing even nowadays.  Except, instead of Jesus appearing in different places, there are men/women who love God who are traveling about doing the same works of Jesus, healing the sick, setting people free, etc.  And sometimes people flock to these gatherings just so they can be touched or prayer for, by this “powerful” person.

I definitely believe God uses people to do the same works Jesus did on the earth.  That’s certainly biblical. 

However, running after a person instead of running after Jesus is downright dangerous.

If God urges us to attend a meeting or hear a person speak because He has something to give us there, that’s all fine and good.  But the truth is that Jesus resides in the heart of every believer, and He’s already touched us. All we have to do is believe.

Yes, ask people to pray with you.  Yes, go forward for prayer from those who believe and who will touch you in faith.

But ultimately, see Jesus, to touch him.  He’s ALWAYS present, and you don’t have to push through crowds, but only whisper his name…and He’s there.