This month, we continue through John as we look at what the different miracles that Jesus performed... why did he perform miracles for some and not others? What was the real purpose of those miracles? What kind of miracles happen today?
To start, we need to refine what a "miracle" really was about... it was not to show how cool Jesus was. The miracles were not intended to point people at Jesus... What we see throughout the scripture is that every Miracle that was performed was to reveal who God was. Many times, we get hung up on "the miracle". When your perspective on something is mis-guided, it's easy to misunderstand the intent. A miracle was meant to show and prove the glory and "goodness" of God in a time when both of those things were in question. We get so focused on the "WHAT" that we miss the "WHO". Jesus was constantly trying to get get people to look past the "WHAT" that had just happened... He always tried to point people to the "WHO"... God.
A MIRACLE REVEALS HOW GOOD GOD IS
A Miracle only fully accomplishes it's purpose when it points back to God. Think of it this way... in each miracle, did the individual eventually die? Like Lazarus... one day, he's alive... then he's dead for 4 days... then he's alive. For how long, we don't know he lived after that, but it's a pretty safe guess that eventually, he died again. The miracle wasn't permanent. But God is... and the intent of every miracle was to promote the goodness and glory of God.
Look at John 11 (and the previous chapters)
Discuss:
- What are some miracles that we see in the Bible?
- What are some miracles that we have seen, in our everyday lives?
- What are some miracles we would like to see, today?
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