08/5/04
The Healing Touch of Christ
Three guys were fishing on a lake one day, when Jesus walked across the water and joined them in the boat. When the three astonished men had settled down enough to speak, the first guy asked humbly, "Jesus, I've suffered from back pain ever since I took shrapnel in the Viet Nam war. Could you help me?"

"Of course my son," Jesus said. When Jesus touched the man's back, the man felt relief for the first time in years.


The second man, who wore very thick glasses and had a hard time reading and driving, asked if Jesus could do anything about his eyesight. Jesus smiled, removed the man's glasses and tossed them in the lake. When the glasses hit the water, the man's eyes cleared and he could see everything distinctly.

When Jesus turned to heal the third man, the guy put his hands up and cried defensively, "Don't touch me! I'm on long-term disability."

How many of us are guilty of this??? We think we have to "sacrifice" something in order to receive the gifts of God. My tiny little mind can only hope to comprehend the meaning of REAL sacrifice.
Please pray for me. I have only begun to understand just how HOLY God is.
Heavenly Father, forgive me for trying to shrink you down to the size of my expectations. I get so caught up in knowing you as a friend when I need You, that I forget how Holy You really are. In Jesus' name.

Author Unknown