“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works....."
Most believers read this verse and immediately think of all the things Jesus did like walking on water, healing the sick or raising the dead but I think we should look more closely at what is recorded about His life and ministry. He did perform many powerful miracles but what He did most was spend time among the people.
It was His presence and the time He took to "Talk" to individuals and to groups that is the most common narrative recorded about His life. His time with the "little people" transformed the lives of individuals and ultimately the world. Whenever anyone called to Him or sought Him out He stopped what He was doing and talked to them or prayed for them.
His acts of compassion expressed through spending time with people changed the world and did more to show who God is than any of the miracles He performed. Some of His last words to us in the gospels were 'just as the Father sent Me, I send you', and "Go into the world and make disciples", both of these verses mean to go among the people and reflect the Father to them through spending time with them and loving them.
Most believers read this verse and immediately think of all the things Jesus did like walking on water, healing the sick or raising the dead but I think we should look more closely at what is recorded about His life and ministry. He did perform many powerful miracles but what He did most was spend time among the people.
It was His presence and the time He took to "Talk" to individuals and to groups that is the most common narrative recorded about His life. His time with the "little people" transformed the lives of individuals and ultimately the world. Whenever anyone called to Him or sought Him out He stopped what He was doing and talked to them or prayed for them.
His acts of compassion expressed through spending time with people changed the world and did more to show who God is than any of the miracles He performed. Some of His last words to us in the gospels were 'just as the Father sent Me, I send you', and "Go into the world and make disciples", both of these verses mean to go among the people and reflect the Father to them through spending time with them and loving them.
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