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Tuesday, July 15, 2008, St. Bonaventure
Isaiah 7:1-9, Psalm 48, Matthew 11:20-24
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THE MIRACLE OF REPENTANCE
"If the miracles worked in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they
would have reformed in sackcloth and ashes long ago." —Matthew 11:21
"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.
(For a related teaching, order our tape on "I Believe in Miracles" on
audio AV 63-3 or video V-63.)
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