What’s the only Miracle mentioned in all four Gospels?
Surprisingly there is only one miracle to receive mention in all
four Gospels. The Ressurection of Lazurus can only be found in John,
Jesus healing by the hem of his garment appears in Matthew and Mark, and
even His walking on water is only recorded in three - Matthew, Mark and
John. Only the Miracle of the Multiplication, the account of the Loaves
and Fishes is recorded in all four. And rightly so, in it are the keys
to being covered in God's blessing and performing miracles in Jesus'
Name.
When the disciples came before Jesus with only a small portion of
bread and fish Jesus could have extended his hands over the meal and
have enough for the gathered crowd but he didn't, instead he gave the
small portion to the disciples as recorded in Matthew 14:18-21 -
“Bring them here to me,” he said.And
he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves
and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the
loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them
to the people.They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children."
If you read the words closely you'll learn that the loaves and
fishes multiplied in the hands of the disciples themselves, Jesus did
not do the work in his own hands, why?
I believe the reason the work was done in the servant's hands is the
same reason why this is the only miracle recorded in all four gospels -
Jesus is teaching us the critical truth of doing God's work.
Jesus blessed the loaves and fishes and then handed it right back to
the disciples. Put yourself in their shoes, what would they have
thought hearing Jesus just give a blessing and then asking them to hand
out a tiny morsel to share between fifteen to twenty five thousand
people? Being human they must have been taken aback by the Lord's
request wondering at the seeming absurdity of it. But they had faith and obedience in God, and the food multiplied as they handed it out to the crowd, with their own hands.
We can also think of the loaves and fishes as the talents and
treasure which the Lord has given us. In our lives God presents us with
many opportunities to perform miracles in the lives of others, giving a
hand to a friend or loved one, volunteering at Church or larger acts
manifesting God's love. I'd like to challenge you today and ask, are you
sitting on what God has given you as a disciple of Christ to work
miracles for those around you or have you dedicated your time, talents
and treasures to Christ to do his work?
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