MY FRIENDS, “IF ONLY WE TOUCH THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT, WILL WE BE MADE WHOLE.”

March 6, 2016

MY FRIENDS, “IF ONLY WE TOUCH THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT, WILL WE BE MADE WHOLE.”

“If only I may touch the hem of his garment I shall be made whole”  [of placing other gods before the true God, of making gods out of things, of taking the lords name in vain, of not keeping the Sabbath day holy, of not honoring our mothers and fathers, of killing, of committing adultery, of stealing, of lying, of covertness.] Matt. 9:21 (NKJV) Our record wiped clean with only a touch of His garment, or will it be.

1 John 3:19-20 (AMP) tells us “By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].”

My friends that text tells us God sees the deep abyss of our heart for “nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” Heb. 4:13 (NIV) “Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.

And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this shall surely die!

And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.” Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! 2 Sam. 12:1-7 (NKJV) Covertness, lying, stealing another man’s wife, killing the husband in an attempt to cover up his adultery with the mans wife and her pregnancy. My friends all of this intrigue and suspense from “a man after Gods on heart”

Do you think it would have made a difference If  David had only touched the hem of Christ garment, then he would have been made whole and his sins eradicated. My friends, our accountability to God must go beyond a touch of Christ garment. It’s personal and as a child of God and heirs to His kingdom and joint heirs with His Son we must look beyond a simple touch.

We must focus on our Saviors soon return and our accountability as to why, or why we did not allow God’s Spirit to make a complete transformation of our character while we lived on this earth. Paul tells us “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. [Even the woman with the issue of blood that touched the hem of Christ garment and was healed must] receive what is due her for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV)

My friends grace still abounds as we stand on the mountain-top and look over into the promise land. We must now ask ourselves through our faith and endurance, will we be able to say one day, our robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

Every excuse we may give as the reason we cannot serve Christ, was challenged and answered at Calvary.