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Cheap Grace - July 27, 2010
SFU -- The University of Prayer - January 06, 2010
Greater Things - April 29, 2010
The Birth - December 12, 2009
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Bible Burners - March 30, 2010
Set Your House in Order - October 18, 2009
Who Is Jesus? - February 05, 2009
The Truly Saved - December 31, 2007
The Blessing - February 04, 2009
God's People and Plan - February 16, 2009
Can I Say That? - February 16, 2009
The Wolves are Gone - September 16, 2008
Jesus, Hold My Hand - April 27, 2009

Reading of the Week

Greater Things…

The Bible states that if all things which Jesus did had been documented, “…even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written” (John 21:25). Yet, Jesus said that anyone who had faith in Him could do what he had been doing. Furthermore, that one with faith would do even greater things (John 14:12).

Among the countless wonders Jesus did, great people of faith performed comparable miracles. For instance, Jesus healed the sick, raised the dead, restored sight, and caused the lame to walk. True to His word, Peter healed Aenaeas (Acts 9:33) and raised Dorcas from the dead (Acts 9:40-41).

Jesus returned sight to the blind. When Ananias placed his hands on Saul (Paul), his eyesight as well became restored (Acts 9:17). Miracles the same as -- or equivalent to -- those of Jesus did occur at the hands of persons of faith.

By the same token, Jesus caused Saul (Paul) to go blind on the road to Damascus. Hmmm! Too, Paul, caused Elymas the sorcerer to go blind (Acts 13). In other citings, Jesus delivered demons from out of persons, seven to be sure, from Mary Magdalene. Paul (Acts 16) and Philip (Acts 8:5-7) have gone on record for having done the same. And more accounts, space provided, could be cited.

But “greater things,” what does that mean? More numerous things? More astonishing acts? Far surpassing miracles? Well, Jesus walked on water! Perhaps that’s it. But so, too, did Peter… We don’t have on record anybody walking on air, do we? Once Jesus transformed water into wine. Who else did that? Indeed the alchemists desire to turn lead into gold!

Also noteworthy is how a sick woman touched the hem of His garment and got healed (Mt. 9:20). Aha! Perhaps, greater could be Paul’s handkerchiefs and aprons (Acts 19:12) causing healing and deliverance. Greater could be that in Peter’s shadow (Acts 5:12-16) people received healing.

The least of all things one could do is believe. Thenceforth one becomes potentially empowered to perform in similar ways or go on to do the “greater things.”