Healing in His wings

More bunny trails! A swift summary of another treasure unearthed tonight...

Here's a scripture I've always known. "The Sun of righteousness will rise with healing in his wings". But... if you translate the word "wings", you find that the Hebrew word means "borders" or "tassles".

Which drops me right into Matthew, where the woman with the issue of blood reached out a hand through the crowd, defying all social norms, religious observances and her own fear, to touch the edge of his robe. To touch the "tassles". To touch the "wings". To touch the "borders".

Bounce from Matthew 9:20-22 into Matthew 14:36 and we have Jesus walking on water, then getting to the other side of the lake. And there "people brought all their sick to him, and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed". 

Now if you read up on tassles, you'll find that there is huge significance for the Jewish people with regards to tassles. There is one blue thread in each one of the four tassles that hang at the four corners of the prayer shawl used today, which was similar to the cloth that men would wear so many years ago. Blue, to remind us of our heavenly calling, that we are meant for more than just earth. Four corners, so that we are reminded of our calling and Lord, no matter what direction we face.

The Psalmist says in Psalm 91 that "under his wings we will find refuge". Under the tassles, within his borders.

Who knew that tassles would be such an incredible discovery! Why did I never see that ALL who dared to reach out and touch the tassles were healed? Now there is a thought!

Lord, help me to discern the borders, and find the safety of being under Your wings. And may I touch the borders of heaven, and find that my reaching out to you brings heaven here to a hurting earth!


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Ref: Read more about tassles at http://www.sermonnotebook.org/old%20testament/Numbers%2015_38-41.htm