1John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
This is a radical
statement made by the Apostle John. Actually, the books that John wrote after
the Gospel of John contains the finger print of Jesus. Jesus was the most
radical person to ever walk on the earth. You might ask the question
“Why?” Why was Jesus the most radical
person? That is a really simple question to answer. It is because radical, and
awesome is the most powerful adjectives, that I can come up to describe our
God!!
Those of us that study the
Bible realize that Father never shows up to perform a miracle, which we can do
ourselves. Any time in the Old Testament that Father did anything it was a
great and grand event. Exodus
14:21 And Moses stretched
out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a
strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the
waters were divided.
Now this was not the first
event that Father was the Author of creating. There were many more written in
the Old Testament. I would rather point out the radicalness of Jesus, because
Father turned everything over to His Son Jesus. Matthew
28:18 And Jesus came
and spake unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth.
The things that I point
out about the miracles that Jesus performed are not in any certain order. Each
one of them are awesome in their own right, and no human can copy them. However,
I will start with the first miracles that Jesus did perform, at a wedding in
Cana. They had run out of wine to drink, and Mary told Jesus about it.
Have you ever considered why Mary brought this to the attention
of Jesus? This was His first miracle in public. Although Mary knew in her heart
that Jesus could make a difference. She even spoke to the servants to do
whatever that He told them to do. What was the reaction of Jesus? John 2:7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill
the waterpots with water. And they filled
them up to the brim.
In the book of John chapter
nine there was a man that had been blind since his birth. The disciples ask the
question of whose sin was responsible, for his blindness, his or his parents.
(Generational curses) Jesus explained that neither was guilty, of his
blindness. But the works of God should be manifest in him.
How did Jesus restore sight to this man? John 9:6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made
clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, Them Jesus told him to go wash his eyes out in the pool of
Siloam. We are so germ phobic in today’s time, which we would not allow mud
made, from Holy anointed spit, to even come near us.
How about the great fish
dinner that feed over five thousand? They had come out to hear Jesus speak, and
they had no food to eat. It was getting late in the day, and to buy food was a
long way off. The disciples found a young boy with five loafs of bread, and two
fishes. How did Jesus perform this
miracle? The same way that it is
performed every day, for those of us that believe.
Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks,
he distributed to the ddisciples, and the disciples to them that were set down;
and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. We still give thanks to the Father, in the name of His Son, for
the goodness that He gives us.
I really need to share a
story with you. I stopped in Daytona Beach for a while before I came to
Jacksonville. There was a pavilion there in a park downtown. Every week there
was a local church, which would show up to feed, and clothe those that would
care to gather around them. They would pull up in several different cars, and
start unloading the supplies.
All the boxes of clothes
went to the side, and the food when on the tables underneath the pavilion. When
they were set up to start dishing the food out, they was always a prayer said.
Sometimes there would be more people in line to eat, than at other times. Often
it would seem that there would not be enough food to go around.
I stayed down
there for six months, and I never had known of them to run out before every one
of us had their fill. They kept on feeding us until we were to full to eat
another bite.
Once the crowd got
finished eating, the Pastor of that church would give us the Word. A lot of
folks wandered off when he started to preach, and he never said a word about
it. The same church would come out on Sunday morning with hot coffee, and large
bags of donuts.
I really admired this
church for not holding people hostage. Most ministries will not feed you,
unless you sit and listen to the preaching. I personally feel that this is the
proper way, for a ministry to conduct the business, of soul winning. When
dealing with the homeless, and less advantaged people, they have more needs
than Spiritual. I believe that a persons Spiritual needs, are their greatest
need. However I know that it is really hard to listen, when you are filled with
hunger pangs.
Ain’t God good?
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