address - event - method
Mark 1:21-27 - casts out an evil spirit - spoken word
Mark 1:29-31 - heals Simon's mother-in-law - took her by the hand
Mark 1:32-34 - heals many sick and demon possessed - unknown
Mark 1:40-45 - heals a man with leprosy - touch and spoken word
Mark 2:1-12 - heals a paralytic - spoken word
Mark 3:1-6 - heals a man with deformed hand - spoken word
Mark 5:1-20 - casts out demons - spoken word
Mark 5:24-34 - heals a bleeding woman - she touches his robe, spoken word
Mark 5:21-43 - heals Jairus's daughter - holds her hand, spoken word
Mark 6:5 - heals several sick - lays hands on them
Mark 6:30-44 - feeds 5000 - prays and breaks the food
Mark 6:45-52 - walks on water and calms the storm - spoken word
Mark 7:24-30 - heals a gentile woman's daughter - spoken word
Mark 7:31-35 - heals a deaf-mute - SPITS on his fingers and touches the guy's tongue; spoken word
Mark 8:1-10 - feeds 4000 - prays and distributes
Mark 8:22-26 - heals a blind man - SPITS on the guy's eyes; lays hands on (twice)
So, recognizing that Jesus spoke the universe into creation, and recognizing that Jesus performed many miracles and healed many people simply by speaking, why did Jesus use saliva in His miraculous antics in Mark 7 and 8?
These verses from Galatians 1 aren't related, but they concisely summarize the big picture of the Gospel:
3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. 5 All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I thank you for sending your son to the earth to save people from their sins and to heal people physically. Thank you for caring about our lives. Jesus, thank you for proving your deity through the miracles. Lord, please help me see you more clearly, and please give me a heart of compassion towards others like Christ demonstrated. I pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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