Luke 7 - 8

Miracles

Note: This is Wednesday's reading and commentary.

These two chapter contain many fantastic miracles.  In  7:18-20, John the Baptist's disciples ask Jesus, at John's command, "Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?"  Jesus does not answer the question directly, instead He tells John's disciples (v. 22), "Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard - the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor."  This sets the tone for these two chapters.

That which Jesus told John's disciples to tell John (who was in prison) is fulfilled in just these two chapters:

1. A Roman officer's slave is healed - 7:10.
2. A widow's son is raised from the dead - 7:15.
3. Many diseases and physical afflictions are healed - 7:21.
4. An ill-famed woman's sins are forgiven - 7:48.
5. A storm that threatens the lives of Jesus and the disciples is calmed - 8:24.
6. A man filled with numerous demons is delivered - 8:29.
7. A woman with a chronic blood issue is healed - 8:48.
8. Jairus' daughter is raised from the dead - 8:55.

These, and many other miracles documented in the Gospels, are undeniable proof of Jesus' power and divinity.

May God bless you and bless the reading of His Word.