Being sensitive to God's touch
Olga Martinez
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In the book "The Five Love Languages," the author emphasizes the importance of physical touch in our lives to communicate love and acceptance. Similarly, God's touch is necessary for transformation and change in our lives. In the Bible, we see God's touch changing nature and transforming the lives of characters like Jeremiah, Isaiah, Saul, and Elijah. God touches our lives to enable us, cleanse us, and give us the will to serve Him. We must be sensitive to God's touch and respond willingly to His call to serve.
God's touch is necessary for our lives to be surrendered to Him. We see examples of His touch in the Old and New Testaments, such as when God sent an angel to strengthen and encourage Elijah when he was tired and dejected. We also see God's touch in healing, such as when Jesus healed the leper and the blind. The touch of God can also come in the form of laying down our own pride and surrendering our will to Him. If we want to have revelations from God, we must seek Him and enter His presence.
God will touch us as many times as we need it, but we need to seek Him and have a hunger for Him. The hunger for God is necessary and it must be bigger every time. The hunger of God is the one that satisfies. We lose our hunger for God when we lose the reverent fear of God and forget the sacrifice of the cross. God wants to touch us today in the areas we need, to shake us out of comfort, to wake us up, and open our spiritual eyes. We need to surrender our hands, feet, and mouth to God and ask for His empowering touch. Walking in the Lord has great things for us, but we need to be filled with His presence and hunger for Him. We need to be a congregation full of respect for God and His word, constantly remembering His great love in the sacrifice of the cross. We need to have a hunger for God that will never be lacking.
God's touch is necessary for our lives to be surrendered to Him. We see examples of His touch in the Old and New Testaments, such as when God sent an angel to strengthen and encourage Elijah when he was tired and dejected. We also see God's touch in healing, such as when Jesus healed the leper and the blind. The touch of God can also come in the form of laying down our own pride and surrendering our will to Him. If we want to have revelations from God, we must seek Him and enter His presence.
God will touch us as many times as we need it, but we need to seek Him and have a hunger for Him. The hunger for God is necessary and it must be bigger every time. The hunger of God is the one that satisfies. We lose our hunger for God when we lose the reverent fear of God and forget the sacrifice of the cross. God wants to touch us today in the areas we need, to shake us out of comfort, to wake us up, and open our spiritual eyes. We need to surrender our hands, feet, and mouth to God and ask for His empowering touch. Walking in the Lord has great things for us, but we need to be filled with His presence and hunger for Him. We need to be a congregation full of respect for God and His word, constantly remembering His great love in the sacrifice of the cross. We need to have a hunger for God that will never be lacking.
The author Gary Chapman in his book "The Five Love Languages" talks about the importance of physical touch in our lives. He explains very clearly how a hug, a pat on the back, a caress can communicate love, affection, acceptance and how necessary this is in our lives.
It also tells us that the touch of a word can be a useful affirmation for us to move forward and to overcome obstacles. And if this makes the touch of a person in our lives, and it is so necessary because there are studies that indicate that when this physical touch, this touch of the word is not in our lives, our emotional spine dries up. And we are people with a dysfunctional personality.
It also tells us that the touch of a word can be a useful affirmation for us to move forward and to overcome obstacles. And if this makes the touch of a person in our lives, and it is so necessary because there are studies that indicate that when this physical touch, this touch of the word is not in our lives, our emotional spine dries up. And we are people with a dysfunctional personality.
