[Discoveries] 02-03-08 Interruptions -- Luke 8:45

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/*"Who touched Me?" Jesus asked. -- Luke 8:45*/

I hate interrupting people. I hate being interrupted.

Jesus, of course, was interrupted constantly. If you read through the 
gospels, you'll find that much -- maybe most -- of His ministry was 
responding to interruptions.

In this passage, Jesus is on a mission: to heal a dying twelve-year-old 
girl. I have two daughters so I can imagine how urgent her father's 
pleas were for Jesus to waste no time and come to his home right away.

Along the way, Jesus was interrupted -- not once, but constantly. The 
crowd was jostling Him, throwing questions at Him, making requests, 
pressing in from every direction. Jesus ignored all those interruptions, 
save one.

"Who touched Me?" He asked.

This was the one interruption that Jesus sensed was different. This 
interruption merited a stop -- even a stop on the way to heal a dying girl.

Why?

It's a very human story. A woman's personal physical problem was 
consuming her life. All she had was gone and her problem was worse 
instead of better. She knows that God will heal her if only she can 
touch the edge of the Master's robe.

I can so relate to this woman. She didn't want to interrupt the 
important Healer. She just wanted to sneak in, quietly get her miracle, 
and steal away. But Jesus said, "Why touched Me?"

In that moment, Jesus validates all of us who are afraid to interrupt. 
We are important too. He calls us out and He wants to hear our story. He 
wants to look at us. He wants to listen to us. He wants to speak to us. 
He wants to send us away with His blessing.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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