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| Blessing Coat by Kirsten Borror 2012 Acrylic 5x5 |
The time for embracing is over. The time for comforting is over. The healing and equipping has been accomplished and it is now time to move. The Lord is leading and I will follow. Did you ever consider that this means you are looking at His back? I hadn't until tonight.
Jesus is walking in a throng and as the crowd is pressing in, one woman reaches out and steals a touch of the hem of His robe believing that doing so will heal her hemorraging. She is rewarded with instant health. Jesus immediately feels the power leave Him and turns around to ask, "Who touched me?" She knows she is caught and immediately confesses for all to hear. The significance of her confession is that in doing so she exposes her shame and humiliation. She is considered unclean because of her discharge and therefore she is shunned by society; excluded from the Synagogue, the marketplace, ceremonial events, and the human touch. Jesus' declares in front of the people that her faith has won her victory, and He tells her to go in peace. He replaces her shame with blessing. He wants to do that for all of us, but we have to be willing to acknowledge our shameful state. Are you desperate enough for what is better that you would come behind the One who has Healing in His robes?