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Luke 5:13
He put forth His hand and Touched him
This is abt Jesus cleansing a leper. None of the Jews would have done this. They kept the leper far off. To touch him would defile them. But Jesus was not afraid of leper by a word, for He stimes cured miles away. But the man needed a touch from a warm hand to assure him of love and sympathy. The touch left no taint of pollution on the Master, but it left the leprous body clean as a child's.
There are some who want to help others, if at all, at a convenient distance. They work through committees or agents. It is a great deal better to come close to those to whom we would do good. There is a wondrous power in a human touch. A gift to the poor may do good in whatever way it comes; but if you bestow it yourself, and manifest personal interest and sympathy, its value will be largely increased. You put sth of urself into your gift. The Gospel may save the fallen, though coming thru the cold air from a lofty pulpit; but it will be far more likely to save if the sinner feels the touch of a hand of love, and catches the message warm from quivering lips.
There is no danger of receiving defilement even from touching the worst outcasts, if you go to them with the love of God in your heart, yearning to do them good. Do not stand far off and toss the bread of life to them, as men throw gifts into leper hospitals. Do not slip your tract under the door and hurry away as if you were ashamed of wat you have done. Go to the homes of the worst ppl. Give them your hand; it will not soil it to clasp theirs, and you never can know wat a thrill of new life it may start in hearts long unused to tenderness, yet yearning for sympathy. Put heart and inspiration and life you may give to weary and disheartened ones.
I think wat shared above is kinda true not just for unbelievers of Christ but also within believers of Christ... Stimes we tends to neglect the most basic needs of human emotions... We stimes wanna help ppl ard us but yet we juz want to do it on the third parties position instead of participate in it to help the person personally from our hearts... Stimes it can actually made alot of differences when we step into a person's life... We shld spread God's love ard n shine His light in the darkness to bring HOPE into this broken down world where there are alot of ppl out there whom need the touch of us in their life to push them on in life... Stimes ourselves also need the simple touch but we can still start to help others even b4 we receive that touch... Understands the joy of helping others can also have u overcome things n learn things from these experiences... Be grateful of the things ard u... Give thanks daily to the Lord as He nva fails in fulfilling His promises to us...