When the Master passed through the cities always appeared people who were in need of a miracle of the Lord, some needed the sight, others were lame, others demonized, leprous, we also remember the woman who suffered an issue of blood for 12 years and was healed.
The ministry of Jesus was always marked by compassion. Wherever He went, human need manifested itself clearly. Pain, sickness, despair, and hopelessness surrounded the lives of many people, and Christ never ignored that reality. His miracles were not mere demonstrations of power, but acts of mercy that revealed the heart of God toward humanity. Each healing was a sign that the Kingdom of God had come near and that God had not abandoned His people.
Frequently, when the Lord performed a miracle, He asked the healed person not to tell anyone, but imagine how long these people lasted to see this wonderful miracle, it is difficult after receiving such a miracle, not telling it to others, due to the great rejoicing that can be felt to be healthy after so much time. A restored body and a renewed life naturally overflow with gratitude, and silence becomes almost impossible when the heart is full of joy.
These events happened in each of the cities that Jesus visited, He was with them in His path, we see the example when Jesus went to the other city where He found the demoniac Gadarene, this man had already long in this condition, but one day his miracle came, he was healed by Jesus, who asked him to go home and give the testimony that the Father had mercy on him. This man did so and told everyone what Jesus had done with him.
The testimony of this man reminds us that when God works powerfully in a life, that experience becomes a message in itself. The people who knew him before could see the transformation clearly, and his words carried authority because they were supported by a visible change. In this way, miracles were not only personal blessings but also instruments used by God to reach others.
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
Matthew 9:29
Faith played a crucial role in many of the miracles performed by Jesus. He often highlighted faith not as a magical force, but as trust placed in God. Those who came to Him believing received according to that faith, teaching us that confidence in the Lord opens the door for His work in our lives. Faith connects human weakness with divine power.
Sometimes around us we have people who since their birth are blind, others lame, deaf, dumb, who in all their lives have not been able to have a miracle. But we also have others that these diseases have taken them by surprise and also at a certain time have been healed by God. In all cases, God remains sovereign, and His purposes go beyond what we can understand. Whether healing is immediate or delayed, His grace is always sufficient.
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Matthew 9:30
There were times when Jesus told people that He healed not to tell it to anyone, but something happened, and there were people who did not believe the miracle that Jesus did. They were spectators. These individuals saw the works of Christ with their own eyes, yet their hearts remained closed. Miracles alone were not enough for those unwilling to believe.
But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
Matthew 9:31
This happened because all the people who received a miracle divulged it with their friends, relatives and others. Truly this fact that He was met many people did not hurt Him, He took the opportunity to give His sermons and that people learn gospel, since they came from all cities, to be healed and to hear the powerful word of the Master. In this way, the fame of Jesus spread, not through human marketing, but through lives touched by divine grace.
Today, although we may not witness miracles in the same visible way, God continues to work in hearts, restore broken lives, and bring hope where there is despair. Our testimony, like that of those healed in the Gospel, remains a powerful tool to glorify God and point others to the saving work of Christ.
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AMEN.
I can not shut up
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It something unusual nowadays to find somebody who speaks to others about what the marvellous things the Lord Jesus Christ has done for them; except for a brother in our local church, who tells us sometimes he had a trouble and the Lord helped him. He does look glad as this is cause to give thanks to the Lord.
“Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.” (Matthew 9:29-30)
It’s a pity Jesus does not say to us: “See that no man know it”. It was very difficult for people who were healed or delivered from devils, or cured of their blindness, to keep these things as a secret: because the joy and gaiety of their healings made it hard for them to shut up.
And as for us, we will do as they did. We announce the wonders of the Lord in our lives.
And we can wonder: what reason had the Lord to warn his disciples not to speak to others about his wonders?
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
(Matthew 12:19)
The Lord Jesus Christ was always seeking the Glory of the Father not his own glory.
We ought to learn first of all to give the glory to God the Father, if we do or execute any good work in our lives through the grace of Christ Jesus our Lord.