I'm always amazed in this chapter that even though the people saw the man healed they asked Jesus to go. We could try to guess the reason but this side of heaven we won't know all they were thinking. What is clear is that a miracle is rarely the answer to people's unbelief. In fact, as we see with the scribes and Pharisees that miracles no matter how amazing and undeniable won't change those who have chosen to refuse to believe. What Jesus did do which would make a difference was to have the delivered man return to his people and testify to what God had done. This witness would take time and not bring instant results but that is most often how we are to have to do if we are going to see people brought to Christ and changed.
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