Jn. 2:1-11, The Glorious Son: Declares God through Miracles

Since the Son of God is God, come in the flesh, then we must conclude that everything He said, felt, willed and did was the express image of His person.  One of the ways He declared God was through the signs / miracles / wonders He performed.  John specifically says, in Jn. 2:11, that after seeing the first miracle, Jesus had manifested His glory.  He did something that shouted loudly of Deity.  Near the conclusion of John’s Gospel he tells us …

³⁰ And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹ but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. (John 20:30-31)

Let us take the time today to review the seven miracles John recorded, prior to the greatest miracle (the Resurrection of Christ) and the miracle performed after His resurrection in John 21 (the amazing catch of fish).  We will seek to draw attention to how each event declares something about Christ that is only true of God.  Perhaps you will see other things.

·       John 2:1-11: turning water to wine.  Jesus performed a creative act, doing something that can only be done by the Creator.

·       John 4:46-54: healing the nobleman’s son.  Jesus demonstrated omnipresence, healing the boy from Cana while the boy was in Capernaum, fifteen miles away.

·       John 5:1-15: healing the man by the pool of Bethesda.  Jesus demonstrated power over time, as the eternal One, since the man had been ill for thirty-eight years.

·       John 6:1-14: feeding the five thousand.  Jesus performed a creative and omnipotent action.  But He said the point had to do with Him being the Bread of Life (6:35).  Life is inherent in Christ.  That is only true of God.

·       John 6:15-21: walking on the water.  Jesus demonstrated His Lordship over all creation.

·       John 9:1-38: healing the man born blind.  Again, Jesus declared the point of this miracle, that He was the Light of the world (9:5).  The entire event, from the man’s birth, was that the works of God should be revealed in him (9:3).

·       John 11:1-44: the raising of Lazarus.  Jesus demonstrated His power over death, declaring I am the resurrection and the life.

We will add to this in our next post.  Again, everything Christ did revealed something of God to those who witnessed His earthly life.  At the same time, and this is important to remember, He also revealed true Man.  He was the Second Adam, without the failings of the first Adam.  Adam was made in the image of God.  Jesus was the express image of His person!