Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man

Mark 7:31-37
31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.[h] 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

We are so attached to what we see and hear and soeak, that we fail to see the true miracle of Jesus Christ. He removed our sins. We will no longer suffer for eternity because of Jesus. We are forgiven because of what He did for us. For you and I and the whole world.

Jesus tells those He Heals and those who witness the miracle not to tell. Why? I would imagine it is because to Jesus, the temporary fixes of this world are not what He came for. He came for our hearts. He knew exactly who to heal and how to heal them. Those He healed would become witnesses to Him for all Jews and Gentiles. It was not random, but rather it was determined prior to every action he took according to what The Father wanted.

We can stand in amazement, but truth be told all we need to do is thank Him daily. The miracles are promises. So promised that once baptized with the Holy Spirit, you will heal all you touch as well. It is the gift that he left us. You just need to be ACTIVATED. #JesusSaves

Amen.
DK