Christ's Healing Touch
A. Mackennal, B. A. Matthew 8:1-4 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.… Notice in Christ's touch of the sick. I. His FIXING AND CONFIRMING FAITH IN HIMSELF THE HEALER. It is in condescension to human weakness that He lays His hands on sick folk; we believe in little that we cannot see. Naaman said, "Behold, I thought," etc. Pain and sickness are sensible; we look for equally sensible tokens of the energy of the Restorer. Thus we are touched into attention. II. His ANSWER TO OUR CRAVING FOR SYMPATHY. Had Jesus held aloof from the diseased they would never have trusted Him. His touch was healing; some touches irritate. In the Incarnation Christ touches us in sympathy. It is a comfort to be touched by Christ. III. THE SYMBOL OF HIS BEARING OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRYING OUR SINS. He touched our nature in all its pollution. He is not ashamed to call us brethren. (A. Mackennal, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. WEB: When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.