Continuously Redeemed: Looking for that second touch

Nicole Worm
Apr 23, 2020
2 min read

This quarantine that we are all living in has turned me for a loop, and ultimately, it has been a huge diversion from my walk with the Lord up to date. We have a million distractions that have been thrown our way; fear over the situation, anxiety, work-from-home situations, being “home colleged”, homeschooling the kids, the list could go on. Amidst all of this, we still know that God is God and that, of course, He is good, but we are out of spiritual alignment. We have been redeemed once, we’ve received at least one touch from the Lord, but is that enough? We make resolutions to “do better” with Bible reading to “try again tomorrow” with our prayer schedule, but ultimately, we just repeat the same cycle of giving in to these distractions. While this is certainly a disorienting time, it is vital that we still make time for God in the midst of this chaos.

This week, I have rediscovered the sermons of Bishop G. E. Patterson. For those of you who don’t know of him, I would encourage you to search his sermons on the internet! In his sermon, Bishop Patternson spoke from Mark 8:22-25 when Jesus healed the blind man. The scripture says: 22And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. 23Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly” (Mark 8:22-25).

As we read this we see that upon receiving a touch from Jesus, the blind man at first saw men walking around as trees. According to Bishop Patterson, “Men ain’t supposed to look like trees!” This is true and if I was there with Jesus and his disciples, I probably would have said, “Uh, Jesus… What happened? Clearly, something is amiss…” However! The story doesn’t end there. Jesus touched the man’s eyes for a second time and the man’s vision was completely restored! The point that Bishop Patterson made was that the first touch from Jesus “turned on” the man’s sight, but the second touch brought complete clarity! Today, we need to seek out that second touch from the Lord because just one encounter with God is not enough to sustain us, especially in this uncertain time. We are called and we live redeemed; however, it doesn’t stop there with just a one time deal. No, this means that we must seek His face for a new touch! We have to be continually redeemed through His word, prayer, worship, and communication with other saints.

It’s going to be tough; however, God will give you joy, peace, strength, and the provisions that you need during this time. You just have to ask Him for that second touch! Know that we must be continuously redeemed as we walk on our journey.

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