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JESUS AND HIS MIRACLES (I)
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
Mark 4:35-5:21
Ezekiel 28:12-16
“…even the wind and
the sea obey him…”
JESUS AND HIS MIRACLES (I)
The miracles of Jesus authenticate His person, that He is the promised Messiah of the Jews, and that He is the Saviour of the world. His signs and wonders prove and teach that Jesus who is fully God also became fully man so that sinful man can be reconciled to a holy God.
In the miraculous calming of the storm, Jesus showed His power over nature. Human beings are at the mercy of the forces of nature. No man is able to stop the tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. Only God can. Jesus needed no high-tech machine to calm the storm. His word was enough. The same powerful word that created the whole universe was surely powerful enough to calm a storm. Jesus rebuked the wind and the waves, and they obeyed Him at once. There was “a great calm,” not a breeze, nor a ripple.
In delivering the Gadarene demoniacs, Jesus showed His power over evil spirits. Evil spirits are fallen angels. Those angels fell because they followed the archangel Lucifer in rebellion against God (Isa 14:12-14; Ezek 28:12-16; Rev 12:9). After the fall, Lucifer became the devil or Satan, and his angels, demons.
In this incident, a certain man from Gadara was possessed by many demons. It appears that those demons had organised themselves into a gang, and called themselves “Legion.” In any case, whether it be one or many, Jesus can never be outnumbered. He had absolute power over them. The demons had to obey Him. Here we see that they not only obeyed but also worshipped Him. This is remarkable. Those demons hated God, and yet when they met Him, they had to worshipfully “kowtow” before Him.
The demons willingly offered to leave the man they had possessed. Just by Jesus’ simple two-letter word — “Go” — the demons were cast out, and the man became whole immediately.
THOUGHT: A Christian can never be demon-possessed.
PRAYER: Father, I thank Thee for the Holy Spirit that dwells within me.