Just like there's a story behind every song, there's a meaning behind every miracle. In John's gospel, he records 7 miracles of Jesus. But these miralces aren't to just show off how powerful Jesus is; no, they clearly tell us what man's disposition is apart from Jesus and how only Jesus redeems that disposition. Check them out:
John 2:3 “They have no wine” tells us about man being void of Divine Joy.
John 4:46 “the nobleman’s son was sick” tells us the condition of the sinner’s soul.
John 5:7 “the paralyzed man” tells us the sinner is helpless and unable to make himself well.
John 6:5 “the multitude without food of their own” tells us the man without Christ does not have in His own possession that which gives him strength.
John 6:18 “the stormy sea” tells us the dangerous position of the sinner before Christ comes to him.
John 9:1 “the man born blind” tells us the inability of man to see their own condition and see Jesus without Jesus first opening their eyes.
John 11:14, we see that Lazarus, Jesus’ friend is dead…showing us the most frightening thing about man apart from Christ…we are dead as Ephesians 2:1 says that outside of Christ we are “dead in our trespasses and sins”. Only Jesus can breathe life into a dead soul
*Thanks to David Fairchild of Kaleo Church for some help on this.
Trusting God to Get God
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3 comments:
What about the fish in ch 21?
There are 7 miracles in his public, pre-resurreciton ministry. His own resurrection, walking through walls, and the catch of fish are not counted as part of his public ministry.
Ah got ya. More like Lord of all things (life/death, matter, creation) miracles.
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