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“Woe unto you, Chorazin, Bethsaida…..”

In the 11th chapter of Mathew, Jesus upbraided the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. Jesus warned the inhabitants of the cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, of a judgment upon them harsher than upon the cities of Tyre and Sidon and Sodom, which were known for their ungodly and wicked ways.

God performs mighty works or miracles so that people may repent. In other words, mighty works of God must end in conviction of sin in the hearts of people. According to Jesus, had the same works been done in the cities like Sodom which was known for the most abominable sexual sin, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes and their cities would have remained “until this day” (the day means the time when Jesus lived).

Mighty works should not be construed as a sign of God’s happiness or tolerance towards those who have received such miracles or who have seen such wonders.

On seeing the mighty works of God, we should repent in sackcloth and ashes. Repenting in sackcloth and ashes means turning away from sin and returning to God for His mercy in a spirit of humility.

If we do not repent, His judgment upon us will be harsher than upon those who have died in sin without hearing the glorious gospel.

Mighty works also include the great and gigantic strides made by the Christian nations in the field of science and technology through which they are occupying the commanding heights in the world economy today. It is God Who has exalted them in the comity of nations. The people in these nations have heard the glorious gospel umpteen times and have seen “the mighty works” of God. If they still live in sin and do not repent in sackcloth and ashes, they are “exalted unto heaven”; they “shall be brought down to hell”. If these mighty works had been done in other non-Christian nations, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

If the leaders in your nation are legalizing the gay-marriage, a sodomite sin, God will judge your nation in a manner harsher than a non-Christian nation where the sodomite sin may be more prevalent than in your nation.

- Job Anbalagan