"When much has been given a man, much will be required of him. More will be asked of a man to whom more has been entrusted" (Lk 12:48). Jesus applies this Biblical principle to towns in which He did miracles (see Mt 11:20). If more miracles have been done in our towns, more is expected of us.
We as the new covenant have seen countless people become new creations, born again, in the waters of baptism. Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum saw nothing as miraculous as that. Jesus said it would be that way when He promised: "I solemnly assure you, the man who has faith in Me will do the works I do, and greater far than these" (Jn 14:12). The miracle-towns of Jesus' time also never saw the miracle of people filled with the Holy Spirit. "There was, of course, no Spirit as yet, since Jesus had not yet been glorified" (Jn 7:39). Moreover, no one ever imagined the miracle of Jesus giving Himself to us by turning bread and wine into His body and blood. In addition to these miracles, we have witnessed in the new covenant even more healings, deliverances, signs, and wonders than in the old covenant. We live in the presence of daily, frequent, awesome miracles. Because of this, we have a great responsibility to repent.
| PRAYER: | Father, as You extend "Your hand in cures and signs and wonders," may we repent (see Acts 4:30). |
| PROMISE: | "Unless your faith is firm you shall not be firm!" –Is 7:9 |
| PRAISE: | St. Bonaventure got his nickname, meaning "good fortune," from a vision of his future by St. Francis of Assisi. He built his life on Jesus through his simplicity, poverty, and hard work. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College