It's all about Jesus: His Miracles (Pt.1)

(Part 1)

“Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”-John 20:30-31.

There are over 35 miraculous signs performed by Jesus or associated with him recorded in the gospels. It would be virtually impossible to have a dialogue about him without mentioning the supernatural events that characterized his life and ministry.

However, anytime you have extraordinary activity, there is the danger of people becoming fascinated with the supernatural act rather than the originator of the miracle. Jesus warned these miracle chasers in Matthew 16:4 that it is a corrupt and perverse generation that seeks miraculous signs. In order to properly appreciate Jesus’ miracles we must first understand what a miracle is, why they are important, and discover their purpose.

A miracle is an unusual or significant event which requires the works of a supernatural agent and is performed for the purpose of authenticating the message or the messenger. These are not parlor tricks performed to impress an audience, but demonstrations of divine power confirming the deity of Jesus Christ.

In Matthew 28:18, Jesus declared: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” For this statement to be true Jesus had to demonstrate that he had power over the human body to heal the sick, power over the spiritual world to cast out demons and forgive sins, power over the physical world to defy nature, and power over death!

With each miracle that Jesus performed he confirmed his divine nature:

“Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.”-John 14:11.

If Jesus was who he claimed to be; he would have authority over all creation. Time and time again these demonstrations of power confirmed his Lordship!

In John 2:1-22 he proved he was Lord over the molecular by turning water into wine. In Luke 8:22-25 he proved he was Lord over nature by calming the storm. In Mark 6:45-52 he proved he was Lord over natural law when he walked on water and in Matthew 21:18-21 proved he had the power to give and take life when he cursed the fig tree.

In every instance Jesus’ miracles established his claims of divinity and relationship with God.

 

 Pastor Scott Burr

Dayspring Community Church