Spiritual Sense of Touch
Spiritual Sense of Touch
Preached by Apostle Aje Pelser, sourced from notes at the Legacy of Faith Men’s Camp 2025, by Apostle Jan Oosthuizen.
Touching the infinite through spiritual awareness in Christ Jesus.
Scripture
1Jn 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—
1Jn 1:2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—
1Jn 1:3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
Touch — The Vivifying Faculty (Apostle)
- Isaiah’s lips touched with coal (Isa. 6:6).
- The woman touches Jesus’ garment and is healed (Mark 5:27–30).
- Daniel is strengthened by a heavenly touch (Dan. 10:18).
- John says, “Our hands have handled the Word of life” (1 John 1:1).
Definition:
Spiritual touch is the life-giving contact of grace — when divine energy strengthens and enlivens body and soul. This is when you actually feel God’s presence—peace flooding you in worship, courage rising when you pray, or comfort wrapping around you like a blanket. It’s the Spirit’s way of making God’s love real to your body, not just your brain.
Examples:
- Feeling peace flood your spirit, soul and body during worship.
- Receiving strength to forgive an enemy.
- Feeling the warmth or steadiness that comes through prayer or the laying on of hands.
- Word made flesh – experience the reality of a scripture you have read.
- Using the sword of the spirit to act out cutting off demonic attachments and hooks.
- Distinguishing between, spirit, soul and body – Heb. 4:12
Analogy:
Like a weighted blanket calming anxiety.
Or like your phone suddenly charging after running on empty — life flowing back in.
God’s omnipresence:
WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD FEELS DISTANT
We all regularly experience moments where God feels distant. IT IS ONLY A FEELING GOD IS OMNIPRESENT. (God is everywhere present): 1 Ki 8:27; Job 26:5–6; Ps 139:7–12; Pr 15:3; Je 23:23–24; Ac 17:2)
So we are talking about His manifest presence: God making Himself visible to our senses.
WHAT DOES BIBLICAL WAITING LOOKS LIKE?
It is more clearly seen in setting up an ambush for the one who promised, “I will be found by you” (Jer. 29:14). Like fishing or hunting, I am actively waiting with expectation.
REST H1826. דָּמַם dāmam: A verb meaning to be silent, to be still; to stand still. It depicts the state of being motionless (1 Sam. 14:9; Jer. 47:6).
Meditation: From Reflection to Revelation
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart…” (Ps. 19:14; 49:3)
David is not praying for information but for integration — for his mouth (outer expression) and heart (inner meditation) to move in harmony with God.
This is participatory cognition: the soul echoing the Logos.
Psalm 49:3 continues: “My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.”
The Hebrew hagah means “to murmur, to chew, to utter softly.” Like a lion growling over its prey or a cow chewing the cud, meditation digests truth until it becomes part of the self.
Application
- Engage with the Word of God that you are reading. Act it out by faith. Eze. 3:1
- Transfer your faith to someone else and lay hands on the sick in Jesus’ name. Mar. 16:18
- Call the elders to pray for you when you are sick. Jam. 5:14
- Worship the Lord until you change how you feel physically and cognitively. Put on a garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness. Isa. 61:3
- Spend time in the corporate presence of the Lord – times of refreshing comes from the presence of the Lord. Act. 3:19