Monday – Gospels

Reading – Mark 7-8

Highlight Verse:

“When he heard this, he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why do these people keep demanding a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, I will not give this generation any such sign.””
‭‭Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Why does Jesus say He won’t give any more miraculous signs when, in today’s reading alone, He heals 3 people and feeds 4000?

Motive.

In each of the healings, someone who cares begs for His help for someone else. The miraculous feeding was out of compassion for the crowd.

The call for the miraculous sign was from insincere religious leaders who were just looking for a way to discredit Jesus.

Jesus healed and fed people out of a heart of compassion, not to showcase his power.

I don’t think it’s bad to want to show how miraculously powerful Jesus is.

But I believe that Jesus would rather have us heal and provide for people out of a heart of compassion,

rather than spectacle, even if we give all the credit to Jesus.

Have you ever been a part of bringing Jesus’ healing to people?
What was your motivation? What were the results?