“Thou, Capernaum...mighty works…have been done in thee.” These people were blessed above all others in Galilee. Our Lord chose Capernaum as “His own city.” It was His headquarters, so to speak. He did more mighty works here than in any other place. In Matthew, chapters eight and nine, there are ten miracles recorded; half of them were performed in Capernaum alone. We are not told these people ever mocked, ridiculed, or threatened Jesus; they were simply indifferent to all He had done among and for them.
You can understand the unregenerate living such a life, but for a saint to settle down in Capernaum, that’s difficult to grasp. To have seen the Centurion’s servant healed; an unclean spirit cast out of a poor soul; a bed ridden man to walk; water turned to wine; and a son at death’s door raised to life again; would these not leave a lasting impression? Would they not have left an indelible mark upon one’s own heart? But sad to say, how much like Israel of old they were, as well as ourselves. We’re told, “They soon fogat his works.” The Red Sea experience, manna, water out of the Rock; “They remembered not.”
Whenever God gives a promise for future blessings, He reminds His people of the past great things He accomplished on their behalf. For example, He promises, “Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” But the first part of the text says, “I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.” To forget past miracles is to forfeit future ones! If you’re dwelling at Capernaum, it’s time to pack up and move out! No good can ever came from a Christian camping out in Capernaum.
Where reason cannot wade, there faith may swim. (Thomas Watson)
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