"Touching Heaven"

And Jesus said, Who touched Me? When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, "Master, the multitudes throng You and press You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'" But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me." Luke 8:45-46 (NKJ)

I like to look at the disciples reactions to the things that Jesus says. In this case their reactions tend to reveal a few things. "Master, the multitudes throng You and press You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?' seems to be a reasonable question to me. After all they were there probably trying to do some crowd control to help Jesus get through the throng of people. They felt the press of the people as well. "Who touched Me, was obviously a ridiculous thing to say in their minds. "Who touched Me?" Everybody! Everybody was touching or trying to touch Him.

So, out of all the throng of people their was one touch that was different. What made this touch different? Jesus said that He perceived power or as the KJV puts it, virtue going out from Him. He felt the transition of power. The word virtue means; force (lit. or fig.) spec. miraculous power (usually by impl. a miracle itself) and it comes from a root word that means; to be able or possible.

So with that in mind when is the last time you, like this woman approached Jesus with the purpose of receiving, not hoping, not a 'maybe' in your mind, but a knowing in your heart attitude! When is the last time you put a demand on the anointing with the purpose of receiving your miracle? In the telling of this account in the book of Mark we see that that is exactly what this woman did. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment; for she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." Mark 5:27 She touched Him with a purpose in mind. She didn't say, "I might be healed." or "Maybe I will be healed. She said, "I shall be healed." She went after that touch because she believed her miracle was possible! She went after her miracle knowing the possibility of it happening was going to be found in Him.

God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The same heavenly virtue that Jesus walked in is still available to the person that will reach towards heaven knowing in their heart that their miracle is possible. The virtue, the power makes it possible. The word touch means to attach oneself to; to fasten. Reach out, touch, fasten, or rather attach yourself to your miracle. Jesus could say to people, "All things are possible to him who believes," because He knew and understood the power of God. Do you? Will you touch heaven knowing your miracle is possible?