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it under control or I can relate to Him on the boat; faith, sight, or
mixture.
Set that aside and think now about the woman who touched His hem.
I want to show you how you know whether you are trusting the Lord.
Mark 5:30&31, “…and immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself
that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around
in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched My garments?’ And His
disciples said to Him, ‘You see the multitude pressing in on You,
and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” She reached Him but she
couldn’t reach Him until He came within her reach. He always
comes within our reach so we can reach Him.

The important thing about faith is not faith. The important thing
about faith is the object of your faith. She didn’t have great faith.
She had a little touch. But with a little touch and a great Savior, she
didn’t touch the garment, she touched the Lord. The reason I know
that is because at the cross the soldiers gambled for the garment.
They had the whole garment and not just the hem. They walked
away with His whole robe. What’s the difference? When she
touched it, Jesus was in the robe. That’s faith; touching Jesus;
willingness to touch Jesus! You might say that it doesn’t feel like
enough but it will have to be. He’s sensitive. He’s great and He can
hear you and feel you.

Bible study is like the garment. If Christ is in it, it’s wonderful.
Fellowship is wonderful if Christ is in it. Ministry is wonderful if
Christ is in it. Any kind of service is wonderful if Christ is in it. But
what is church without Him? What are the ordinances without Him?
I can relate to a God that I can’t see. He is praying for me and has
promised that we are going to the other side. Or I can relate to a
God who is willing to do all kinds of miracles for me but then I don’t
need faith. Or I can relate to a God who is walking by and letting
me know that it is Him and that it is under control. The Lord will
always deal with you where you are.

If you fail, He won’t forsake you. He wants you to trust an invisible
God. But if you struggle, He’ll come. He wants to pass by but if