A Jewish man in Jesus' time may have worn an ankle-length robe called a tunic. Over the tunic they would have worn a waist-length vest called a tallith. Four tassels were sewn to the four lower corner of the border on the tallith. People in Jesus’ day probably expected Jesus’ healing power to be passed on to them when they touched these tassels (see Matthew 9:20-21).
What these people did not realize is that healing comes from our faith in Jesus as our Savior, the Living Word, the Son of God. Faith in magical powers never heals. Faith in Jesus is what heals.
Dear God, thank you for your gift to us in Jesus Christ. He is our Great Physician! Amen.
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