HEALING AS A SIGN VERSES AS AN ACT OF COMPASSION

JESUS' HEALING MINISTRY AS "SIGNS AND WONDERS."

The Word of God says that during the Lord's earthly ministry, He provided signs and wonders for the sake of His brethren, the Jews (John 4:48; 20:30; Acts 2:22).  This shows us His great love for His people, because He called those seeking a sign, "an evil and adulteress generation" (Matthew 12:39; Luke 11:29).  Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:22-24 - "For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:  but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God." 

JESUS' HEALING MINISTRY AS ACTS OF COMPASSION.

The Lord's compassion for those needing a miracle, however, was demonstrated throughout His ministry (Matthew 4:23; 9:35; Luke 9:6, 11; Acts 10:38; etc.)!  On one occasion, He met a man without anyone to help him get healed by being first to enter the Pool of Bethsaida (John 5:1-15).  Jesus healed that man, but no mention is made that He healed the rest of the crowd waiting pool-side; perhaps the others did have someone there to assist them, or they simply failed to recognize Who He was; I do not know.   

HERE IS A LIST OF THOSE HEALED BY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST:

John 4:43-54 - The nobleman's son.
Mark 1:21-28 - The demoniac in the synagogue.
Luke 4:38-41 - Peter's mother-in-law.
Mark 1:40-45 - The leper Jesus touched.
Matthew 9:1-8 - The paralyzed man.
John 5:1-15 - The invalid at the Pool of Bethesda.
Mark 3:1-6 - The man with the withered hand.
Luke 7:1-10 - The Centurion's servant.
Luke 7:11-17 - The widow's dead son.
Matthew 12:22-23 - The mute and blind man.
Mark 5:1-20 - The demoniac at the tombs.
Luke 8:40-56 - The woman with the issue of blood.
Matthew 9:18-26 - Jairus' dead daughter.
Matthew 9:27-31 - The two blind men.
Matthew 9:32-34 - The mute demoniac.
Matthew 15:22-28 - The demoniac daughter of the Canaanite woman.
Mark 7:31-37 - Another mute and blind man.
Mark 8:22-26 - The blind man of Bethsaida.
Luke 9:37-43 - The "epileptic boy" with a demon.
Luke 17:11-19 - The ten lepers.
John 9:1-41 - The man born blind.
Luke 13:10-17 - The woman unable to stand up straight.
Luke 14:1-6 - The man with "dropsy."
John 11:1-44 - Lazarus raised from the dead.
Mark 10:46-52 - The blind man at Jericho.
Luke 22:49-51 - The servant's severed ear.

WE WILL GET BETTER RESULTS ASKING JESUS TO MEET OUR NEEDS,

THAN WE WILL IF WE DEMAND HE PROVE HE IS THE SON OF GOD!