Do Miracles Create Faith? | “According to Your Faith” – Matthew Gospel Reflection

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In today’s Gospel reflection, we explore a powerful truth from Matthew’s Gospel: miracles do not create faith — faith creates miracles. After healing Jairus’ daughter and performing other mighty works, Christ encounters two blind men who cry out, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” When Jesus asks them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” they respond, “Yes, Lord.” And He replies, “According to your faith be it done to you.” This passage reveals a profound spiritual principle: 👉 Miracles are the fruit of faith. 👉 Faith is not the result of miracles. Throughout the Gospel, the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herod, and even those at the foot of the Cross demand signs before they will believe. But Christ refuses to perform miracles on demand because faith must come first. We also reflect on: The spiritual meaning behind physical blindness Why Jesus performed miracles quietly The connection between healing and humility The Greek concept of synergia — cooperation with God Why modern believers often fall into the same trap as the Pharisees How faith is the lens through which we recognize God’s power This homily challenges us personally: When Christ asks, “Do you believe?” How will we answer? Let us not demand solutions first — job, finances, health, relationships — and promise faith later. Let us instead respond as the blind men did: “Yes, Lord.” 0:00 – Opening Prayer 0:30 – Context: Jesus’ Growing Reputation 1:08 – “Son of David” and Messianic Faith 1:56 – “Do You Believe That I Can Do This?” 2:27 – Miracles Do NOT Create Faith 3:00 – Pharisees Demand Signs 4:22 – Modern People Still Ask for Proof 5:13 – Bargaining With God 6:11 – St. John Chrysostom on Proclaiming God’s Glory 6:31 – The Possessed Man and Spiritual Blindness 7:15 – The Pharisees’ Contradiction 7:38 – Faith as the Lens of Miracles 8:26 – Synergia: Cooperation With God 9:06 – Christ’s Question to Us Today 9:42 – “Yes, Lord” – The Proper Response For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@stjohnmelkite & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #GospelReflection #Faith #Miracles #MatthewGospel #CatholicTeaching #JesusChrist #ChristianFaith #Homily #BibleStudy #Synergia #SonOfDavid #TraditionalCatholic #MartyrsWalk

Topics

• Faith
• God the Father
• Miracles