I do many things for many people.
This happens both professionally and personally.
I certainly do not mind.
The downside is that people tend to be aware only of what I
am doing for them.
They easily overlook the fact that other people turn to me also.
Jesus understands that only too well.
Many came to him.
Most probably were unaware of all He did.
Many came to him to be fed.
Jesus once fed a crowd of over 5,000 with a small boy’s
lunch.
Moreover, there was food left over.
This was the only miracle of His to be documented more than
once.
In fact, all four Gospel writers documented this miracle.
These were not the only people who came to Jesus.
Some came to Him to be healed.
In Luke 17, we read of ten lepers who called out to Jesus to
be healed.
Jesus healed these outcasts from society.
Only one returned to thank Him.
Some came to Him for the healing of another.
In Matthew 8 we read of the Centurion who asked Jesus to heal
his servant.
This man understood that Jesus could perform this miracle
without even going to the servant.
Jesus could do this from a distance and Jesus was amazed by
the Centurion’s faith.
During His earthly ministry, Jesus healed many people.
He did many other things as well.
He cast out demons.
He even raised the dead.
Despite all the miracles, many were probably unaware of what
He did for others.
Fortunately, we have scripture and hindsight to our
advantage.
We know the things Jesus did and for whom He did them.
Thanks to the Book of John, we know something even more
astounding.
John 21:24-25 (NET)- This is the disciple who testifies about these
things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written
down, I suppose the whole world would not have room for the books that would be
written.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at https://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on
Friday, November 22, 2019.
I’ll be back here on Friday, December
6, 2019
