Have you ever wondered if there were times when Jesus couldn’t perform His miracles? If Jesus is so powerful, why can’t miracles happen more often? Why don’t we see it happening more in our time?
There is one Bible verse that can help us understand Jesus more when it comes to His miracles:
“And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith.”
Matthew 13:58 (NABRE)
Could this Bible verse point us to that one significant reason that hinders Jesus from performing His miracles?
While Jesus has the power to heal anyone, Jesus cannot force us to have faith in Him.
In the said Bible verse, it is very clear that Jesus wasn’t able to perform many miracles in that instance because of the people’s lack of faith.
We can also read the thoughts of these people as they said:
“Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Are not his sisters all with us? Where did this man get all this?”Matthew 13:54-56 (NABRE)
It was as though they were looking down on Jesus because of His background. Because they knew that His family and relatives were ordinary people just like them, they couldn’t believe what others were saying about Jesus.
It is not that Jesus’ power is dependent upon our faith. God is All-Powerful and can do all things with or without our consent.
But because God is so good, He is also respectful of our freedom. While He can perform any miracle He desires, He will not force any of it on those who refuse to accept His miracles.
Even today, God continues to do good and to desire the best for us. Can you imagine how many miracles we lose because of our lack of faith?
God longs to touch us with healing. He has the power to do so and He wants us to experience His miracles. But we hinder His work because of the stubbornness of our hearts.
Think of the many ways our lack of faith hinders God’s work in our time.
Do we limit God’s power because we believe He no longer shows His wonders during our time? Do we limit His generosity because we believe we do not deserve His healing?
How can we open up our hearts today so that we may believe?
Let us pray even for the grace to do that. May God help us to open our wounded hearts so that He may pour His blessings upon us and grant us every beautiful thing that He desires to give to His beloved ones.
“But Jesus said, ‘Someone has touched me; for I know that power has gone out from me.’ When the woman realized that she had not escaped notice, she came forward trembling. Falling down before him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched him and how she had been healed immediately. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace.’” – Luke 8:46-48 (NABRE)
You may also want to read “The 7 Ways God Can Heal You and Your Loved Ones”.
Jocelyn Soriano is the author of Mend My Broken Heart, Defending My Catholic Faith and 366 Days of Compassion. She also writes about faith and writing at Single Catholic Writer.
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