Christ by the laying on of his hands teaches Believer to do the same with compassion; for the little children’s sake; to have faith in God at the touch of his hands; by faith when we touch him we are are healed and by touching Jesus we receive virtue for healing.
“So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him,” (Matthew 20:34).
Jesus Had Compassion on Them
Believers can learn much from our Master Teacher, Jesus Christ. He had compassion on the blind men who begged him to restore their sight, (Mark 1:41;Luke 5:13).
Sometime we should show mercy to others without being asked. Sometimes, all we need in order to demonstrate compassion is to see a need. For example, each day, on your way to work, you take the subway (train) and there is an old man always asking for food or money give to him whatever you can without being asked. Have compassion on him, give freely to him.
Some needs are evident on sight. A person who is in great need will not refuse help even if he never asked. A person who is in need of clothing will display that need in the manner of dress. Needs are coward they are afraid to travel alone. A person who is destitute for food maybe lacking for other basic things, like clothes, too. These are persons we can bless without laying our hands on them by supplying there basic needs for food and clothes.
But like Christ teaches us some people we must lay our hands on when we pray for them like little children.
Lay Your Hands on Little Children
As Jesus does so should Christians everywhere. His disciples were angry and “rebuked” people who brought their little children for him to lay his hands on them, (Mark 10:13; 18:15). Not baptize them but lay hands on them and pray. But a “displeased” Christ would not allow that for he instructed them to allow little children to come to him because their coming to him is liken to a Believer coming to the Kingdom of God.
“And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them,” Mark 10:16.
According to Your Faith
The two blind men who worshipped Jesus and begged him to restore their sight did so in faith. Jesus confirmed this when he asked them, do you believe “I am able to do this?” They replied yes, Lord.
When Believers come for Officers of the Church to lay their hands on them they should come believing Jesus for their needs to be supplied. Jesus teaches us, our blessing, at the time of the laying on of hands, is according to our faith, Matthew 9:27-29.
The Lord Jesus also teaches faith is a must to receive anything from God. Faith in God, through Jesus Christ, is so fundamental to a Believer’s walk as a Christian and to his healing, Jesus would even accept faith in him by proxy, (Mark 2:5;Luke 5:20). The man with the palsy, was healed not because of his faith alone. The Lord healed him because of a combined display of his faith and that of the people who carried him to Christ for “when he saw their faith” he forgave his sins and healed him.
By saying, ” according to your faith be it unto you,” Jesus is teaching us the importance of faith at the time of the laying on of hands. If those blind men faith in Jesus Christ was say twenty five per cent (25%) that is how much of his sight would be restored. But because he had no doubts – 100 % – confidence Jesus was able to restore his sight he was completely healed.
If I may but Touch Him
Jesus teaches, Believers, people are healed by the laying on of the Believer’s hands according to the recipient’s faith. But this belief in God works both ways. We observe from Scriptures people are healed at the point in time Jesus laid his hand or hands on them. However, Jesus teaches us, they can also be healed if the touch him instead. Their faith will transfer the healing just at the point they make contact with him or his clothes, (Matthew 9:20-21;14:36;Mark 3:10; 5:27-30;6:56;Luke 8:44).
