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The Impossible is Possible!
John 10:32 'But Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?"' (NIV)
 Jesus taught as no other man has ever done. The people who heard him were quite literally stunned by his teaching; by his profound understanding of life; and by his ability to express deep truth in clear, relatable word pictures. Yet, for Jesus himself, it was not his teaching alone that proved who he was. His miracles also attested to his claims. When he was questioned as to who gave him authority to teach as he did, Jesus most often responded by referring people to his miracles. Even his enemies couldn't argue with the evidence of their own eyes. Blind people could see, lame people were walking and deaf people were able to hear. On one occasion, some people talked of stoning Jesus. When he learned of it - they found it hard to have secrets around him – he posed a question: 'For which of my many miracles are you stoning me?' What did they say in reply? 'We are not stoning you for any of these... but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.' (John 10:33) Even Jesus' enemies agreed: his miracles were real events for which there could be no rational explanation. Jesus wanted people to judge the truth of his teaching not just by the message itself, but by the miracles that backed it up. He wants the same today. The Lord wants his people to carry the same Holy Spirit power into their everyday situations, ready to pray for the sick, to bring prophetic insight into confused lives and to believe for the impossible to become possible! Jesus wants people to be able to see – and not just hear – the truth about him, that he is the Son of God, the one who is given a name above every name, the one who loves like no other.
Prayer: 'Lord Jesus, I know you want to show this sceptical but dying world that your compassion is as strong today as it ever was. Please make me a channel of your power to do the miraculous, to meet human needs in totally supernatural ways.'
© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher
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EDGES is a good show that provides lots of interesting thoughts on major everyday topics.
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Great article, Mal! I placed a link to it on my blog today and have had very positive feedback from people who have read it.
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