The miracles of Jesus - Classical Christian Literature by Athleo.net

300 THE HEALING OF
Or, perhaps, in the silent home, when the blinds
have been down, and the spirit has been lonely, and
the heart heavy, as we think of the vacant place that
cannot again be filled, we have said to ourselves,
" The Lord is here." He has taken us by the hand,
and led us aside from the multitude, and we thank
Him for the quiet, if in it we have learned to know
Him better.
The main thing about this cure, and about the
spiritual blessings represented by it, is the effect of
vital contact with Jesus Christ. We read that our
Lord put His fingers in his ears. It must be
remembered that the man could not speak or hear,
but he could feel and see, and when Jesus touched
his ear and his tongue, it would convey to him this
thought, " I am going to cure this and that, and this
healing power is coming forth from Myself." It was
the fulfilment of what was typified in that poor widow's
room, when the prophet Elisha stretched himself
upon the child, as if he was willing that his own life
should be imj arted to him. It is personal contact
with the Lord which inspires us with new life,
and the life becomes more vivid in proportion
to our trust, which keeps us in vital contact with
Him. This man must have gone with a strange
feeling aside from the multitude, when he stood*
waiting and hoping, as if he said, " Lord, I want
to speak and to hear, and can only cast myself on
Thee."
The personal sympathy of the Lord Jesus Christ
with us is
surely suggested by the phrase, " He looked
up to heaven and sighed." He was moved with pity
for the sufferer, and felt much as He did when He