Read Mark 1:21-34
Not only did Jesus have compassion on people, He was a man who is said to have performed many miracles.
(If you have trouble believing the reliability of the biblical accounts of these miracles, see the study ‘How did we get our Bible?’)
When Jesus healed people, He did so, usually just by speaking. It was miraculous to say the least. On one occasion He told a paralytic to get up and walk. This man was carried to Jesus by his friends on a mat. But he was able to walk home. (Mark 2:1-12). The crowd’s reaction is telling. ‘This amazed everyone and they praised God saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”’ (Mark 2:12).
Jesus is shown in the gospels to have authority over nature. On one occasion He and the disciples were sailing across the sea when a furious storm erupted. The disciples, keen and experienced fishermen, thought they would drown. The disciples woke Jesus and with a word He stilled the wind and the waves. (Mark 4:39-41).
On other occasions we read that Jesus raised people from the dead. This was far greater than any modern day resuscitation because the people had been dead for many days and no electronic heart start technology existed. You can read two such accounts in Mark 5:21-43 and John 11:1-44. Lazarus had been dead for 4 days.
The greatest miracle in Jesus’ life was His own resurrection. After He had been crucified, dead and laid in a secure tomb, He was seen, touched and interacted with by over 500 people. (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). For further insight see the study called ‘The Case of the Missing body’. A man of compassion. A man of miracles. A man like no other. Surely there’s more to the picture than we realise.
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