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John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. This is a verse I read/heard many times but this morning it dawned on me all that Jesus had done. John 21:5 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
Healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead, calling upon the weather to obey Him; these are the things that through prayer, believers are to do. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. That alone is a daunting realization. These are the things that we must do; it strengthens our faith in the Word of God. But what is the greater work that we must do? What is it we can do that Jesus couldn’t do?
Jesus had not been to the cross yet. The old covenant was still in the place. On the cross, Jesus paid the wages of sin. Before the cross, the Holy Spirit hadn’t come. The Holy Spirit came after the cross at Pentecost. Before the cross, the disciples had witnessed the power of God, but they weren’t filled with it.
Jesus appeared to them after His resurrection and I believe it was then they realized that they were to become Christlike. The greater work that we can now do that Jesus couldn’t, was to win souls to Christ. Till Jesus paid the price for sin in full, it wasn’t possible to be born-again. Healing the sick, raising the dead, and other miracles are for our benefit but have a greater purpose and that is to fill us with faith that we can’t help praise Him and tell others of His wonderful grace.