32 They brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him. 33 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” 35 And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly. 36 And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it. 37 They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
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Why would Christ command that they not tell anyone about the incredible things he was doing? Because, when people were focused on what he DID they ignored what he SAID. And for humankind the Message, the Gospel, is the only thing that matters. It is foremost, of critical importance, unprecedented and ignored if we are only worried about our physical needs.
Lord, help me to share your Truth and protect me from loosing sight of the importance of the message amidst the success of the work you have us do!
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