Devo Luke 8

Chapter 8
42 …… As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a
woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one
could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and
immediately her bleeding stopped. 45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When
they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against
you.” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out
from me.” 47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came
trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she
had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then he said to her,
“Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

Meditation:
1. Often we are taught that when we are in desperate need of something from
God – in a crisis caused by, cancer, bankruptcy, chronic depression, inescapable
grief, or loss of faith – we must come boldly and without fear into God’s
presence if we expect him to answer our prayer. Yet this woman came in fear
and trembling, having no idea what might happen, but thinking, “If I can just
touch the edge of his cloak, who knows?”
2. Sometimes all we can do is struggle toward God from behind and stretch
with what little we have left in us to touch the edge of him, hoping he will
not be angry with us or ignore us, hoping something will happen that we are
almost beyond believing can happen. We discover, to our astonishment, that
nothing more than this is required, and we live.
3. Have I ever been too frightened to come to God with a problem? Why?
How would this story help me as I face desperate situations?
4. Talk to God about the problem I am facing. Bring all my fear, uncertainty,
lack of faith, or eagerness, hope and thanksgiving to God. Talk to him and
wait for him to speak.

Personal Note:
As I get to know more people, I realize there are brokenness and suffering in every corner.  I see people in crisis caused by cancer, bankruptcy, chronic depression, inescapable grief, and loss of faith.  God call me and people in Crossroad to witness to the hurting world on how to come boldly to God without fear.

In my past, I lost direction in life and I was desperate.  My only hope was faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Currently, the problem I face is the emotional and spiritual maturity and courage to be a responsible husband and leader.  This goes the same for being a pastor in the church.  I am willing to bring all the fears, burden, uncertainty, lack of faith, hope, thanksgiving to God...