Do you have “eyes to see and ears to hear”?

 Jesus Displayed His Power by:

1.  Reversing the power of sickness
   • Healing of the Woman with a Hemorrhage
     • This lady, was “perpetually unclean”- a stigma greater than her physical condition.
     • “Praiseworthy faith does not doubt God’s ability to act, but it does not presume to know how he will choose to act.” Craig Blomberg
   • Healing of the Blind Men

2. Eliminating the power of death
   • “knelt before Him”- deep courtesy, a pleading homage before someone in a position to grant a favor
   • “When I looked at religions, I said, I have two questions. One, has anybody ever conquered death, and two, if they have, did they make a way for me to conquer death? I checked the tomb of Buddha, and it was occupied, and I checked the tomb of Confucius and it was occupied, and I checked the tomb of Mohammed and it was occupied, and I checked the tomb of Jesus and it was empty. And I said, “There is one who conquered death”. And I asked the second question, “Did he make a way for me to do it?” And I opened the Bible and discovered that He said, “Because I live, you shall live also.” G.B. Hardy
   • Read Elijah & Elisha 1 Kings 17:20-24, 2 Kings 4:17-37

3. Crushing the power of demons
   • “When we put Matthew 8-9 together, this life-giving miracle actually makes sense. The One who has authority over disease, natural disasters, and demons, and the One who has severed the root all of suffering with His authority over sin, has authority over death itself. This authority will ultimately be shown when Jesus dies on the cross. And make no mistake, as the One with power over death Jesus really died and was placed in a tomb. His heart flat-lined for three days before He walked out of tomb on His own authority. Death does not have the last word. Jesus does.” David Platt
   • “Jesus possesses absolute authority in this world…Who are we to tell Him what He should do with our lives? Surely, we don’t think we’re wiser than the King? He is wise, He is good, and He is in control; therefore, let us rest in the security of His supreme authority…The appropriate response to Jesus in this passage can be seen as the faithful renounce everything to follow Him.” David Platt

Some Concluding Thoughts About God’s Power:

• He displays it how and when he so desires.
• It cannot be manipulated or summoned on demand.
• The most common experience of God’s power happens when believers respond in humility and obedience to his Word.

 “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.” John 20:29

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