Jesus did not like it when people made a big to-do about his miracles. He always had something more in mind than the miracle itself. When Jesus performed a miracle, what mattered most to him was that it would arouse a deep, godly feeling. His acts of mercy were signs of something greater – something beyond the temporal. He touched the inner person.

Jesus ultimately wants followers – people who are gripped by him and brought face to face with truly divine feelings for God’s kingdom. Yes, his miracles displayed more than the power of God, not with some earth-shattering phenomena, but with a certain kind of simplicity, a quality that could lead the soul deeper. They were so simple that they often happened before anyone was really aware of it. Indeed, sometimes nobody saw anything extraordinary take place. Yet Jesus, himself moved by compassion, awakened love in people – the same love that he had shown to them. All his words and deeds came straight from his heart and touched people’s hearts, which in turn evoked praise and glory to God. In short, his healing hand made the glory and love of God visible to everyone.

Without his mighty deeds, Jesus is nothing but a teacher.