Mark 7:31-32
09/09/2025
- Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. <\li>
- And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. (ESV)
Then [Jesus] returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him.
This miracle shows the results of faith in Christ Jesus. The friends of this deaf and mute man had heard of Jesus and believed that He could help the man. We don’t know when or how the friends came to know of Jesus and to trust in Him, but their actions are the actions of faith.
The fruits of faith include love for those in need. Although the deaf man was able to have some sort of success in life, if you measure success by surviving, the friends knew he could live much better if he could hear and speak. They brought the man to Jesus and prayed for him.
You and I were born deaf to God’s holy Word. You and I were unable to know and speak of God’s grace and mercy. Only as others saw our distress, only as they acted in love towards us to bring us to Christ Jesus, did we come to know of the Father’s love.
This miracle reflects the truth that our help is only in the name of the Lord, that only God can open our hearts to His Word and our lips to sing His praise.
May our Lord grant us opportunities to witness the truth of His grace to those who are as yet spiritually deaf and mute. Amen.