Healing
of the Deaf Mute Man (Mark 7:31-37)
What can we
learn from this gospel?
Christ moved
away from the crowd to avoid the distraction and the unnecessary
publicity. The healing in this story
appears to be designed to evoke the co-operation of faith and to present the
idea that, with faith, you will be open to the teachings of Christ. Away from the interruption of a noisy and
pressing crowd, quietly and privately, the man would be more attentive and
receptive.
Christ
showed humility as an example form of teaching, rather than being
ostentatious/showy in healing. Moving
away from the crowd would indicate that only the believers, those with faith,
followed and observed the healing.
Others would then be more likely to believe what they were told.
The story
holds an important message in that it outlines the benefits and result of opening
oneself to God’s teachings. It also
expresses that He is what humans should be – someone who does things well, to
the best of their ability, who understands others, and forgives transgressions.
The man was
in danger because he could not hear, physical death. We are in danger when we do not hear God,
spiritual death, which leads to eternal death.
Are we mute
and deaf spiritually to God? Do we seek
to draw away from the crowd to listen and hear Him? Do we faithfully act on His teachings and
direction? Christ often works out His
purpose in spite of us and demonstrates God’s grace in granting us favor to
honor our faith.
Hello Bro. MMissary. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you and about your interest in serving the Lord through your talesnts in music, composition of songs and singing and workshipping. Iand have your own ministry. So blessed and encouraged by your ministry and the way you are contributing to the lives of people in building them in the faith and knowledge of God. Above blog post also is a good reminder of how sensitive we are to His teachings and direction in our life. I love getting connected with the people of Gof around the globe tobe encouraged strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 40 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest ofr ich and the poorest of poor live. we reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. we also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come to Mumbai to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure with your love for the Lord and His people your time over here will be so rewarding for you and enriching and strengthening for us as a body of Christ. Looking forward toh ear from you very soon. God's richest blessing on you your family and friends also whsing you a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the year 2020. My email id is:dhwankhede(at)gmai(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the invitation. We stay mostly in the states around us for ministry since I'm disabled and rather limited as to what activities I can effectively do. We will keep you and your ministry in prayer. May God bless your endeavors and give you strength and guidance on your journey of ministry as we pray He does ours.
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