Never, never, never give up. ~ Winston Churchill

Back in 1953, Norm Larsen and two other chemists had been trying to perfect a formula to prevent corrosion, a task which is done by displacing water.

The Rocket Chemical Company, of San Diego, California, was working on a line of industrial degreasers and rust-prevention solvents for use in the aerospace industry.

Norm was not one to give up, and his persistence finally paid off when he came up with his Water Displacement formula or WD–40 on his 40^th try!

No one probably remembers the first 39 formulas and few even mention the other two chemist’s names. But the final product you will find in 4 out of 5 households in America!

You might have heard of a woman who was very ill and had suffered for many years with a certain condition. She had tried many physicians to no avail and spent all of her money to try to find a cure. From city to city, doctor to doctor, but no one could help. How many had it been? She had lost count.

Then she heard about a Teacher who was passing through that had a “healing touch”. She didn’t give it a second thought. She didn’t walk, she ran to where He was going to be. But the crowd was so big! How would she, a small, petite and sickly woman, ever get close enough to tell Him her problem? He would never hear her…it was useless.

Then she had an idea.

If she could just touch Him.

She had tried talking to all of the other physicians and that had not worked. This One was different, she sensed it, she felt it. It was in the air, the excitement in the crowd, they were all talking about Him, could He be the One?!

She pushed on, making her way through the crowd, they pushed back, she wasn’t the only one trying to get to the front! She was knocked down and there she was at His feet and she could almost…just about…reach…out… and touch His…robe!

“Who touched me?”

Peter was shocked! He knew there were so many people around pushing and shoving at Jesus, how could He possibly asked who had touched Him?

“Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.”

She had been discovered. He was angry with her! She came forward, fell at His feet and told Him that as soon as she touched His robe she was instantly healed of her issue of blood that she had carried for twelve years!

The Healer had come, all of the other attempts were forgotten, and they didn’t matter any longer because Victory was sweet.

“Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.” Luke 8:43-48.

So is there something in your life that you haven’t surrendered to Jesus yet? Have you surrendered YOURSELF? Are there things in your life you just won’t let go?

Or maybe you have tried everything else and left Him for “last choice”?

That’s okay. He is still there.

Push through the crowd.

Reach out and touch Him.

Grab hold of that robe and don’t let go.

Victory is sweet.

 

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