“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” (Mark 7:31-35 ESV).
Jesus looked at a man needing help. Then Jesus looked to heaven. Jesus saw this person. Then he prayed. He observed an individual. Then he interceded.
What do you do when you see someone in need? Look down? Look away? Look within? What do you do when you see a situation of great need? Look down? Look away? As you peer out into the world, what needs to you see? With them clearly in sight, now look to heaven. Pray about what you see. And ask God to help you see which of those needs he might want to use Highland to meet.
