The Miracles of Jesus Christ

The article deals with the miracles that Jesus Christ performed during his earthly ministry of preaching, healing and reconciliation more than 2,000 years ago. The miracles are truly astonishing, amazing and mind-boggling, and there are some miracles which the author of this article believes are the most wonderful miracles. Here they are:

• Jesus turned water into wine during a wedding celebration in Cana. (John 2:1-12)
• Jesus fed 5,000 people using 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish in Bethsaida. (Luke 9:10-17)
• Jesus healed a blind man named Bartimaeus in Jericho. (Mark 10:46-52)
• Jesus raised dead Lazarus to life in Bethany. (John 11:38-45)
• Jesus calmed a storm on Lake Galilee. (Mark 4:35-41)
• Jesus walked on the water of Lake Galilee. (Mark 6:45-51)
• Jesus rose from the dead three days after he was buried in Jerusalem. (John 20:1-18)
• Jesus ascended into heaven in Bethany. (Luke 24:50-53)

Here are some more miracles that Jesus performed during his ministry in the Holy Land more than 2000 years ago.

• Jesus cured the mother-in-law of Peter the Apostle from fever in Capernaum. (Matthew 8:14-15)
• Jesus restored the eyesight of two blind men when they answered in the affirmative when Jesus asked them if he can heal them. (Matthew 9:27-30)
• In Gennesaret, Jesus cured all the sick people who were brought to him. (Matthew 14:34-36)
• On the mountainside near the Sea of Galilee, Jesus healed a large number of people: the crippled were made well, the lame walked, the blind regained their sight, and the mute started to speak again. (Matthew 15:29-31)
• Jesus fed more than 4000 people by multiplying seven loaves of bread and a few fishes. (Matthew 15:32-38)
• Jesus healed an epileptic boy by rebuking the demon that was possessing the boy. (Matthew 17:14-20)
• Jesus restored the vision of two blind men in Jericho. (Matthew 20:29-34)
• Jesus healed a man possessed by many demons in Gerasenes. (Mark 5:2-15)
• Jesus raised to life the dead little girl of Jarius. (Mark 5:22-42)
• A woman with hemorrhage for 12 twelve years got healed by believing that by simply touching the cloak of Jesus, who was walking and surrounded by a crowd, she will get healed of her medical condition. (Mark 5:24-34)
• Jesus healed a blind man in Bethsaida – who begged Jesus to do so – touching the man’s eyes with his saliva. (Mark 8:22-25)
• Jesus healed a man with leprosy as a response to the man’s statement that he will be healed if Jesus was willing to heal him. (Luke 5:12-13)
• To show the people who were accusing him of blasphemy that he had the power to heal and to forgive sins, Jesus ordered a paralytic – who was brought to him on a bed by his friends – to stand up and walk, which the paralytic did. (Luke 5:18-25)
• He restored the withered hand of a man on a Sabbath to show that there was nothing wrong in doing something good on a Sabbath. (Luke 6:6-10)
• In the town of Nain, Jesus gave back life to a dead son of a widow. (Luke 7:11-17)
• Jesus healed a woman who was bent and unable to stand straight for eighteen years. (Luke 13:10-13)
• Jesus cured a man who was suffering from dropsy in the house of a leader of a Pharisee. (Luke 14:1-4)
• Jesus cleansed ten men of leprosy while he was in the region between Samaria and Galilee. (Luke 17:11-19)
• Jesus healed the son of a royal official in Galilee. (John 4:46-54)
• Jesus made a crippled man walk again in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate. (John 5:2-9)
• Jesus healed a man born blind using mud with his saliva. (John 9:1-12)
• Jesus healed many people who were affected by various kinds of diseases and pains throughout Galilee while he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God. (Matthew 4:24)

There are more miracles, and there are two miracles that Jesus performed during his time whose effects are still with us. These two are among the greatest miracles of Jesus. The first one is the breaking of the bread. It is called by other names: sharing, love of neighbor, eucharist, bonding with God. It is a miracle that was institutionalized by Jesus during the Last Supper and his crucifixion and resurrection. It commemorates his passion, death and resurrection. When we do the breaking of the bread, we partake of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, who took away the sin of the world and brought humanity back to God. And it has produced so many marvelous effects: the believers’ integrity and individual responsibility, strength of character of the faithful, enduring faith, hope and love, Christian martyrdom, team building, community development, pursuit of excellence, care for the most vulnerable, moral clarity and integrity, etc. But its greatest effect is this: each individual, each Christian is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Literally and figuratively, God is with us. He lives in us if we live in him. And that’s the second one: The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The effects of these two miracles are here to stay and stay forever.