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The Story of Jesus
While Christ was on earth, He showed by His miracles that He had
power to save unto the uttermost. By curing the diseases of the body,
He showed that He was able to take away sin from the heart.
He caused the lame to walk, the deaf to hear, and the blind to see.
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He cleansed the poor lepers, and healed the man with palsy, and those
who had all kinds of diseases.
By His word, even the devils were driven out from the ones whom
they had been possessing. Those who saw this wonderful work were
astonished, and said: “What a word is this! For with authority and
power He commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
Luke
4:36
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At the command of Jesus, Peter was able to walk on the water. But
he had to keep his eyes on the Saviour. As soon as he looked away, he
began to doubt and sink.
Then he cried, “Lord, save me,” and the Saviour’s hand was
stretched forth to lift him up.
Matthew 14:28-31
. So whenever one
cries to Him for help, the hand of Christ is stretched forth to save.
The Saviour raised the dead to life. One of these was the widow’s
son at Nain. The people were carrying him to the grave, when they
met Jesus. He took the young man by the hand, lifted him up, and
gave him alive to his mother. Then the company went back to their
homes with shouts of rejoicing and praise to God.
So also the daughter of Jairus was raised, and by Christ’s word,
Lazarus, who had been dead four days, was called forth from the tomb.
So when Christ shall come to earth again, His voice will pierce the
tombs, and “the dead in Christ shall rise” to glorious, immortal life;
and so shall they “ever be with the Lord.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17
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It was a wonderful work done by our Lord during His ministry on
earth. Of this work He spoke in the answer He sent to John the Baptist.
John was in prison, and had become despondent; he was even troubled
by doubts as to whether Jesus was really the Messiah. So he sent some
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of his followers to ask the Saviour:
“Art Thou He that should come, or do we look for another?”
When the messengers came to Jesus, there were about Him many
sick, whom He was healing. All day the messengers waited, while
He worked with tireless activity to help the suffering ones. At last He
said: