Mark 6:4-6 - But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief.
Some said that Jesus could not do any miracles because of unbelief. Apparently, they believe that unbelief in the atmosphere can shut down Jesus' anointing and power. They conclude with the passage where Jesus put everyone out of Jairus' house, for unbelief can prevent Jesus from raising the 12-year old girl from the dead.
Can unbelief override faith?
Jesus laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. Either they came to Jesus for healing or they just couldn't really move away from Him. Because whomever He touched would surely be healed and made whole.
The same story can be found in Luke 4:16-30. It revealed why Jesus couldn't do mighty works there.
Luke 4:28-30 - So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
Scripture interprets Scripture. The Jews thrust Jesus out of the synagogue. They rejected Him. If you planned to heal the sick in the church, but you were rejected and thrust out of the church, it is obvious why you couldn't do miracles. Because nobody came to you for healing.
It was not that Jesus couldn't heal the sick because of the presence of unbelief in the atmosphere (or in the hearts of people). It was because He was literally chased out of the place.
Stop blaming the afflicted ones and start growing in the Lord.
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