Mark 1: 31-37 New Living Translation 31 Jesus left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns. 32 A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him. 33 Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue. 34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!” 35 Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly! 36 Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news. 37 They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.” Hearing and speaking are so closely connected. There are some people who cannot speak but can hear but those that cannot hear have trouble speaking clearly. It is quite emotional to see a video of those who have never heard a thing in their life and because of modern medicine are able to hear their own voice or that of a loved one for the very first time. We tend to loose the wonder and awe of what Jesus did because there are many things that we take for granted today because of the help people can get and the cures that have been developed for many infirmities that in Jesus day they just had to live with. People that lived with physical handicaps in Jesus day may have been looked down on, as if they were being cursed by God because of their disability. The truth is that even today most people steer clear of people who are "different" than us. What a blessing it must have been for this man to be able to both hear and speak because Jesus healed him although the way He did was strange to say the least, "[Jesus] put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue." He is Jesus and all but that's gross! Imagine the look on the man's face when Jesus put his fingers in his ears then watched Him spit on His own fingers and lift them towards your mouth, I would have thought this guy's crazy! But are we much different? We want something from Jesus but often we want it on our own terms and time. We're even quick to tell Him how it can all work out if He would just.... I think we've all been there before, If not for ourselves than for someone we love "A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him." Let us bring and beg on behalf of those who maybe would not themselves.
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Alan
11/6/2016 10:50:14 pm
Amén and Amén (:
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