The Goodnews - What's In A Touch? - Luke Edition 2024

By Olen Griffing, Darren Nathanael on Sun, Dec 8, 2024

Greetings, this is day 8 out of 24 of reading the Bible with Darren!

Day eight of twenty-four; I learned a new song at church today;

Is He Worthy?- the answer is yes. He is.

Preparing the soil;

Luke 8:4-15

What kind of soil do you have? This may sound like a question about your gardening, but it’s actually a question about your heart. In the parable of the farmer scattering seed, Jesus says, “The seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest” (Luke 8:!5), The soil in this parable is a metaphor for the heart.
When we have a good heart, God’s Word can do its work in us, and we can bear fruit.
     We have to be careful to protect our hearts from becoming hardened. When we enter God’s presence through praise and worship, pride and pain are stripped away, and our hearts begin to soften. Telling God how much we love Him opens our hearts so we can receive what His Word has to say.

What’s in a touch?;

Luke 8:41-47;

If you have a problem, you are a candidate for a miracle. God wants to set us free for His glorious purpose, and this happens when we touch Jesus.
     The woman with constant bleeding had a strategy. She heard about the power of Jesus, and she was determined to touch Him. In the same way, God wants you to determine a strategy through prayer for your own needs and then press forward. That is exactly what this woman did, and she received her miracle. Begin to pursue God’s touch in your life, and you will find yourself on the road to a miracle.
     God has a solution for every problem you face. His power is able to do the miraculous in your life. When you intentionally connect to God’s power, you will experience complete wholeness—in body, soul, and spirit. Press into Jesus for His touch and never give up.

Have a blessed Sunday!


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