Or maybe we are just too stupid to think He doesn't do miracles? It certainly was touching.
The topic of miracles is very interesting. There is no doubt in the minds of believers that the miracles of the Bible actually happened and eye witnesses testified as to their authenticity. But only those with eyes of faith will see them as real events. But have you ever asked yourself why those miracles were performed in the first century and why we do not see them performed in the same way today? By "the same way", I mean 100% successful every time with no one complaining about a failure or only a brief suppression of symptoms? And no one accused of not having enough faith.
If the holy spirit is at work, there can be no failures. All who were brought to Jesus and his apostles were healed....100% cured.
Matthew 4:23-24..
."Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
24 The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them."
If that was still available, then every church would be taking in the sick and curing them all, instead of them going to hospitals and dying. A great many people go to healing services in churches that claim to perform healing, only to come away disappointed. How come? There were no disappointments when Jesus or the disciples healed the people.
It seems obvious to me that these sorts of miracles ceased with the death of the apostles, who were apparently the only ones capable of passing the ability to perform miracles on to others. Why are there are no real miracles mentioned after the first century? What is a "miracle" anyway?
In drug trials, they do what is called a "double blind study" which means that half of a test group will receive the drug and the other half will receive a placebo....a sugar pill. Why do they perform such studies this way? Because of what they call the "Placebo Effect". It was noticed in these trials that many of those on placebos were cured at a much higher rate than the ones on the actual drug. It wasn't the drug curing them, so what was it? It is thought that there is power of the mind over the body, and simply "believing" that something will cure you can trigger something in the immune system to accomplish the task. Science has not really come up with an explanation, but they are well acquainted with the results.
It is my belief that many of what churchgoers call "miracles" are actually the result of the placebo effect. And, since many come away without a cure, it fits the scenario of a placebo effect better than the operation of God's spirit, which in Jesus' day never failed.
What was seen in the first century was merely a demonstration of what will be performed on a grand scale in the new world to come. The dead will be raised, the sick and disabled will be cured and aging and death will be a thing of the past....never to plague mankind again. (Revelation 21:2-4)
Any supernatural event in these times would not be the result of God's power, but the dark and deceptive power of the devil according to the apostle Paul, who said concerning the end times....
"The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 ESV)
Why would these things be a wicked deception? Because they were designed to deceive people into believing that this power was still available, but that it wasn't 100% successful, making people feel as if they were somehow not good enough for God to heal them. It has destroyed many people's faith, rather than boosting it. God would never do that. The truth is, we have to wait for God's Kingdom to "come" so that his will can "be done on earth as it is in heaven." (Daniel 2:44) All of the real healing will be accomplished then. ( 2 Peter 3:13)
As wonderful as some miracles seem, do not be fooled.....the devil has power too, (remember Job?) Job's disease was caused directly by satan. If he can cause an affliction, then he can also withdraw it to make some people think they have been cured....but not all. Do you see how his deception is designed to discourage some? It is obvious though, that he can't raise the dead. ....I am sure that the news would cover such amazing events, don't you? So, from what I know of the scriptures, I believe that modern day miracles of the kind performed in the first century, do not happen today. IMO, they are either the placebo effect...or cruel tricks from the devil.