Risky Business

From Luke 8: 45 --

In the crowd that day there was a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with hemorrhages. She had spent every penny she had on doctors but not one had been able to help her. She slipped in from behind and touched the edge of Jesus' robe. At that very moment her hemorrhaging stopped. Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When no one stepped forward, Peter said, "But Master, we've got crowds of people on our hands. Dozens have touched you." Jesus insisted, "Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me." When the woman realized that she couldn't remain hidden, she knelt trembling before him. In front of all the people, she blurted out her story—why she touched him and how at that same moment she was healed.

Jesus said, "Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!"

John Ortberg is famous for saying "If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat." It's all about taking risks, and doing the thing that just isn't safe.

This woman could have held back, been depressed because so many doctors had taken advantage of her. But she held out one last hope -- and she came away healed. She took a risk.

What kind of risks is God calling you to take today? Tough question -- and tougher even for me, in the place where God has me. But a risk with God will always pay off. With God, even when you bet against the house you win.

xoxox