Miracles or Tricks?

Miracles or Tricks?

Bible: John 10:22-42

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Even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father (V.38)

Did Jesus really walk on water or simply use some sandbars? Did He actually feed more than 5,000 people with a packed lunch, or did he trick the crowd into thinking He did? Did He do miracles or magic?

When Christian illusionist Brock Gill explored this question for a TV show, he tried to relook at the biblical miracles with an open mind. The show’s producer said, “Even if an atheist had been chosen as host, the conclusions wouldn’t have changed.” In every case, Brock was convinced that Jesus could not have tricked people into believing they had seen a miracle

But many who actually saw Jesus’ miracles refused to believe that He really was who He said. They were ready to kill Him for claiming to be God (JOHN 10:30-31). Jesus told them, “Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father” (VV.37-38).

The miracles of Jesus showed He really was God, the promised Saviour who had come to give His life for the sins of the world. His works and resurrection were not magic tricks, but miracles of love and grace.

THE STORIES OF JESUS ARE NOT FAIRY TALES,
BUT THE TRUTH OF GOD AT WORK ON EARTH.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries