Message from Jesus, published in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 225.
“I have been with you a great deal today, and know what has been the workings of your mind; and I’ve tried to influence some of your thoughts. I was with you at the church in the morning and heard the sermon, the minister did not rightfully comprehend the meaning of the text: “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. If ye shall ask anything in my name I will do it…”
“His explanation of what was meant by “greater works than I do” when refered to ‘works’, I meant those works which the world considers as miracles. I intended to assure my disciples that they would have power to do similar works, or similar” miracles” to a greater extent than I had performed them – “greater” referring to quantity and not to quality.
“But this power, or the successful exercise of it, was not dependent upon belief in my name, but upon their faith in the power of God, and in the fact that He would confer upon them that power. There was no virtue in my name, or in me as the individual, Jesus, but all virtue rested in the faith that they might have in God. I never performed any so-called miracles of my own self, but they were all performed by the Father, working through me; and just as He worked through me, He would work through my disciples who should acquire the necessary faith.
“All acts that are apparently miracles are controlled by law, just as those things you call the workings of nautre are controlled by law; and when sufficient faith is acquired, there comes to its possessor a knowledge of these laws, It may not be a knowledge that is perceptible to the ordinary consciousness of humans, but is perceptible to that inner sense which enables humans to comprehend the things of the spirit. And having this knowledge of the inner sense, humans may so control these laws that they will work those effects which seem to be contrary to the accustomed workings of the laws of nature. Until my disciples had acquired this faith that brought to their inner sense this knowledge, they could perform no “miracle.” To be continued…