Feeding the Multitudes
Do you think this is what the Lord does with everything we put into His hands? Of the many miracles performed by Jesus, about thirty-five are recorded in the Gospels. Each incident was selected by the Holy Spirit to clearly illustrate...
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The Widow of Nain’s Son
Christ is the Resurrection and the Life. Resurrection is more than life. It is life meeting death and overcoming it. I suppose that many, if not all of us, can identify with the human conditions described by Luke in this section...
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Christ’s Miracles in Review
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by Him in the midst of you” (Acts 2:22). Only a fraction of Christ’s miracles were written down for our appreciation. Mark...
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From Darkness to Light
The demoniac was the embodiment of sin’s slavery. The One standing before him was the solution personified. The powers of darkness confront mankind on every side. As 1 John 5:19 expresses it: “We know that we are from God, and the...
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The Healing of Bartimaeus
Bartimaeus is thought to mean “son of the unclean.” Was he being punished for his father’s sins? It was a popular notion. But God doesn’t hold a man responsible for being born blind. He is responsible, however, for staying blind...
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Water Turned into Wine
Lessons are more readily learned when they can be visualized. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a miracle must be worth many times more. The miracles of the Lord Jesus were not just designed to meet the need...
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Saints in a Storm
Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below. Katharina von Schlegel Two emails recently arrived on my computer within twelve hours of each other. They were from saints passing through...
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Cleansing the Leper
Each gospel writer emphasizes the immediate nature of the cleansing. No period of convalescence here! So it is, too, when the sinner comes to the Saviour, the work of salvation is instant. The miracles and parables of the Lord Jesus often...
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Do You Speak “Brethren”?
Notice the difference between the Lord Jesus speaking to Nicodemus and the woman at the well. He didn’t presume on the woman’s Bible knowledge. Instead He used an illustration from her life—the well of water. He could have used the...
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