Press in . . . Hold on

Stephanie, friend and prayer leader, reminded myself and others to press in and hold on, referring to the story of the  woman with the twelve year issue of bleeding in Mark 5. The crowd was pressing into Jesus, but only one, a woman with an issue of bleeding for twelve years, held onto him . . . at the hem  of his garment . . . and after spending twelve years suffering and all of her resources to be cured, she was freed from her issue.
Consider.

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”  Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering(Mark 5:24-29, TNIV).  

The story of the woman with her 12-year-issue makes me pause.  Do I press into the presence of Christ?  Do I hold on?    Clearly, the woman continued to have the same issue, a twelve year issue of bleeding, until she intentionally pressed in and held on to Christ.

The thing is . . . a do-it-yourself-sensible person may think seeking Christ is weak and unrealistic . . . but when everything else  has been tried . . . our desperate need for Him is evident . . . and we discover the reality of supernatural power when we press in and hold on.  

The thing is . . . you may wonder if there is room for you in the crowd of people that press into Jesus . . . not only is there room but a place . . . to hold on . . . where you will experience a freedom that changes everything about your life.
Press in to the presence of Christ.
Hold on to the Truth of Christ.
Experience freedom.

Learning to Kickstart the day pressing in and holding on,
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)