The Anointing on JesusJesus' First Miracle
Then the Word of God tells us about Jesus' returning into the
Galilee and attending the wedding feast at Cana with His
mother. There He turned water into wine, and the Bible says this
was the first miracle Jesus wrought: "This beginning o f
miracles did Jesus in Cana o f Galilee, and manifested forth his
glory; and his disciples believed on him" (John 2:11).
Jesus also had to be anointed before He could heal, because
He had laid aside His mighty power and glory as the Son of God
when He became a man. Although in person He was the Son of
God, in power He was not the Son of God. Even though this may
sound like a paradox, can you understand it?
When people say, "Well, yes—but Jesus was the Son of
God," that puts Him in ministry in a class by Himself. That
would mean that nobody else could minister that way—or even
come close to it—if Jesus in ministry is in a class by Himself.
Now, as a person, because He is the Son of God, He is in a
class by Himself. But in ministry, He is not in a class by
Himself.
Why? Remember what Jesus said in John's Gospel?
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.
Therefore, if Jesus' works—His ministry is His works—
were in a class by themselves, as so many people believe, then
Jesus told a falsehood. He said, "...the works that I do shall he
[who believes on Jesus] do also; and GREATER WORKS than
these shall he d o.... "
So Jesus Himself did not place His works or His ministry in
a class by themselves.
Why has this not been properly understood? We have not
thoroughly studied the Word on this subject because we have
been religiously brainwashed. We have thought, Well, there's no