He Does All Things Well | Mark 7:31-37

The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Today’s shout-out goes to David Sindelar from Roswell, GA. David, your partnership with us through Project23 is helping open ears and loosen tongues with the truth of the gospel. This one’s for you.

Our text today is Mark 7:31-37:

Then he 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. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”— Mark 7:31-37

Jesus returns to the Decapolis—Gentile territory again. This time, a man is brought to him. He’s deaf and mostly mute. And the people beg Jesus to lay his hand on him. What happens next is strange—and intimate. Jesus pulls him away from the crowd. He touches his ears. He touches his tongue. He looks up and sighs deeply. Then he speaks a single word: “Ephphatha”—Be opened. A word that the man didn't even hear and couldn't speak opened his ears and loosened his mouth.

In an instant, everything changes. The man hears. The man speaks. His world expands from silence to sound. From isolation to community.

This miracle isn’t just about healing—it’s about how Jesus heals. He doesn’t heal from a distance. He gets close. He touches. He sighs. It’s personal. It’s intentional. And it’s full of compassion.

And the crowd? They can’t stop talking: “He has done all things well.”

That’s still true. Jesus still does all things well. He doesn’t just fix what’s broken—he restores what’s been lost. And he can do that in your life, too.

Maybe your ears aren’t physically shut today, but maybe you’ve shut your ears to the sound of God’s voice. Maybe your mouth still works, but you’ve been silent when you should speak.

Let Jesus touch those places. Let him open what’s been shut. Let him loosen what’s been stuck. Let him restore what’s been silenced. Let him come close and touch you spiritually. Hear him say, "Be opened."

Because when Jesus speaks “Be opened” over your life, you will never be the same.

#BeOpened, #JesusHealsDeeply, #AllThingsWell

ASK THIS:

1. What part of my life feels spiritually “deaf” or “mute”?
2. Where do I need Jesus to get personal with my pain?
3. What have I been too afraid to speak aloud?
4. Do I truly believe Jesus still does all things well?

DO THIS:

Take 10 minutes alone today and ask Jesus to touch the part of your life that feels shut down or stuck.

PRAY THIS:

Jesus, open the parts of me that have gone silent. Touch what I’ve hidden, and restore me to wholeness with your gentle power. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

“Same God” – Elevation Worship.