And behold, a woman who had suffered from a
hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his
garment; for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I shall be made
well.” Jesus turned and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith
has made you well. Matthew 9: 20-21
And
when the men of that place recognized him, they sent round to all that region
and brought to him all that were sick, and besought him that they might only
touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.
But for you who fear my name the sun of
righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings.
I have borrowed today's devotion from The Book of Mysteries
by Jonathan Cahn. Every Jewish man was ordered by God to wear a prayer shawl.
The shawl was to have corners with fringes on them. The woman in Matthew 9
touched the fringe of Jesus' prayer shawl and was made well. Malachi is the last
book of the Old Testament and predicts the Messiah will arise “With healing in
its wings”, i.e. a different translation
is healing in its fringes. People who were not afraid to touch Jesus found
healing in their wings.
Cahn points out that we should never be afraid to touch God.
If God puts fringes on His garment, He is touchable. “So touch God with your
infirmities, your wounds, your uncleanness, your sins, with the darkest part of
your life, and you will be changed."
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help us to remember to touch God
with the darkest, most painful, most ungodly part of our lives—that we might
find healing in your wings.
Nancy Hall
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