Video of the Day: Clip from the 1999 movie “The Green Mile”
Bible Verse of the Day:
After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks like him.” But he himself insisted, “I am the man,” John 9:6-9.
Biblical Connection:
The Green Mile film is based upon the 1996 Stephen King novel. While serving as a death row prison guard, Paul Edgecomb played by Tom Hanks has an unusual encounter with John Coffey. Despite being sentenced to death, Coffey has a special gift to heal the sick and dying. As Hollywood tries to illustrate the supernatural, Coffey breathes in the source of Paul Edgecomb’s infection.
As a member of Jesus’ inner circle, John was an eyewitness to countless miracles, John 20:30-31. During one of these supernatural events, Jesus uses his own saliva to cure a man blind from birth. This passage doesn’t have any dramatic special effects like today’s movie clip. Yet, Jesus wanted this man to be rescued from all the ungodly beliefs he developed about why he was born blind.
Closing Song:
During one night in my college apartment, I too was a recipient of unusual healing. As a few close friends laid hands on me while praying, my stuttering vanished shortly after this event. I don’t know how or why this happened, but I’m thankful every day for my healer, Jesus.
by Jay Mankus
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