Seen

I have been reading the story of the woman with the issue of blood recently and some new and wonderful thoughts struck me. 

It is the story of a woman whose medical condition left her ostracized, alone, penniless, and unseen. She was considered unclean according to Jewish law and so would have been unlikely to have much human contact and certainly no one would touch her lest they too become unclean. She had spent all her available funds seeking medical attention that had failed her. She was completely without hope. 

And then one day Jesus comes to town. She comes up behind Him in the midst of a large crowd and touches His garment believing that touch alone can heal her. Jesus immediately knows that "power has gone out from Him" and asks "who touched me?"

And then the word of God shows us a precious thing. It says next, "And when the woman saw that she was not hidden." That she was not hidden. The Matthew account says "Jesus turned and seeing her." 

I am so overwhelmed and so thankful that we are not hidden from Him. He sees us as we really are and love us just the same. He sees our heartache, He sees our pain. Sometimes He touches and heals. Sometimes He weeps with us. But either way He is always the God who sees.