The demonstration of the Spirit is not necessarily of the character that creates mere curiosity, or that attracts the mere seeker after strange things. Christ did many wonderful works, but He did only such works as were in line with His purpose. He refused to do any miracle just to gratify the curiosity of Herod and his associates, altho it might have saved Him the cruel insults that followed His refusal. After showing His power to resist the mob that came to arrest Him in Gethsemane, He disappointed His disciples by allowing Himself to be taken. All of God's work among men is done through the power of His Spirit, but its strongest manifestation is not in those demonstrations that are recognized by the world as wonderful works. There is no miracle of grace so great or so wonderful as the conversion of a sinner. "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners," and all the miracles that are wrought by the Spirit of Christ are such as, in His judgment, will have an influence to that end. Elijah was a man of God, a man of great faith, a man of such character as justified the Lord in translating him without his seeing death. He was a man whom God could use as an instrument in the performance of some notable miracles. But there were many widows in his day suffering from the effects of the great famine, but unto only one of them was he sent with miraculous help. Luke 4:25, 26. John the Baptist came "in the spirit and power of Elijah." He was "filled with the Spirit" of God; yet, altho he was endued with the same power that was manifested in Elijah, "John did no miracle." This was not because he was in any way inferior to Elijah; for Christ testified of him that no greater prophet ever had arisen. There was such a power manifested in the Word as spoken by John that all classes flocked to hear him and to be baptized by him. He was not obliged to "work up an interest" by any kind of human advertising. He could preach in the wilderness, and people came from city and from country to hear him. The Spirit convicted them of sin through John's preaching, without any physical miracle at all. All this shows that the Spirit is not given to men for them to use, but that it may use them. The power is not given to men to use at will, but as the Spirit may direct. Miracles wrought by the Spirit of God are limited to such as are wrought by the will of God, and not according to the judgment of man. We are not to rejoice because of the wonderful things we are enabled to do in His name, but because our names are written in His book of life. Luke 10:17–20.