Jesus Wrought Great Miracles. (Pasche)

"He was declared to be the Son of God with power." Romans 1:4

The deeds which Jesus performed exactly correspond to what the prophets said the Messiah would do. What deeds was the Messiah to perform according to the prophecies of the Old Tes­ tament? In the thirty-fifth chapter of his prophecies, Isaiah says of the Messiah and of His time: “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart and the tongue of the dumb sing.” And when Jesus came, He could refer to this very prophecy, saying, “The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up.” Jesus means to say, How can you doubt that I am He that should come? Do you not see that I am performing exactly those deeds which, according to the prophecies, the Messiah was to perform?

The four gospels of the New Testament are almost one con­ tinued narrative of divine miracles wrought by Jesus, and these were written that we should believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that, believing, we might have life through His name.

When Jesus had performed His first miracle in Cana of Galilee, we are expressly told of His disciples: “And His dis­ ciples believed on Him.” Think of the ever-increasing astonish­ ment of His disciples as they witnessed His miracles and became convinced that He was the Christ, the Son of the living God. How they must have praised their great fortune of being per­ mitted to be with Him! God is constantly manifesting His glory all around us. Every new day, every new crop, every new­ born child, is a miracle as great as the turning of water into wine or the stilling of the storm on the Sea of Galilee, yes, even greater.

Let us not pass stupidly through all this array of wonders! Let us see and comprehend! Let us open our hearts and be grateful! Let us pray, praise, and give thanks!

Prayer.

O dearest Lord Jesus, in every deed Thou didst show Thyself the God of the Gentiles and the Jews, and being the true' Light for all men that come into the world, Thou wouldst illumine all men unto eternal life. Lead us, O kindly Light, that we may always honor and adore Thee as our only King and Savior. Thou hast brought us poor heathen into Thy Kingdom of Grace and given us the saving knowledge of Thyself. Thou hast wrought in us the miracle of faith. For this we heartily rejoice and praise Thee. Amen.