“Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him.” – John 12:37
Miracles definitely have their limits in terms of leading people to faith in Jesus. It seems humans have an extraordinary ability to consider something to be interesting but still move forward without letting it change their thinking. Though Jesus performed countless extraordinary, visible, undeniable miracles, most of the people who saw them were unaffected spiritually over the long term.
This is an important lesson as we pray and work to make disciples today. While miracles certainly can get people’s attention and draw a crowd, they are insufficient to save people. People must hear and respond to the Gospel good news of Jesus Christ. Know how to share that and don’t worry about whether or not you can point to a current, visible miracle. Be able to share your own story of what you were like before you trusted in Jesus, how you came to believe in Him for salvation, and what He’s done in your life since then. That’s all the miracle you need for God to bring someone to new spiritual life in Jesus Christ!
Talk about God’s love, mercy, and grace which are far more important than any miracle. Share how God sent His Son into this world to rescue us from sin, living a perfect, sinless life, dying an atoning, sacrificial death, being buried, and rising from the dead. Share how this was God’s loving response to the brokenness and evil in our world, His path for anyone to experience forgiveness and reconciliation if they believe, and His way of empowering every believer to recover His good design for their life and pursue a deep relationship with Him. Ask people to accept the invitation to #FollowJesus regardless of any miracles they may see, trusting they will immediately experience the miracle of becoming new creation in Him.