July 20, 2018
Questions I asked.
Are you expecting a miracle? Or do you even believe in them? I asked those questions. And my answer came when I witnessed miracles of my own, profound and personal.
When my life should have been a mess, miracles appeared instead—joy when there should be gloom. Peace instead of restlessness, and fear turned to hope and security.
These same scenarios were displayed in a hospital in St. Louis. The story is about John Smith who fell in icy water and remained there for 15 minutes. The news read, “When rescuers brought him to SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, the teen wasn’t breathing. Paramedics and doctors did everything in their power to bring John back, not willing to give up. They performed CPR and other life-saving measures on him for 27 minutes – without regaining a pulse.”
Medically, the boy was dead.
They called his mother to the room to give her the bad news.
What did she do? She prayed. She declared out loud God’s power and the Holy Spirit upon her son and pleaded God to give back her son. What happened next is that blood began to flow in that dead boy’s veins.
The doctors, shocked and stunned, couldn’t give explanations. They only had one conclusion: it was a “genuine miracle.” HERE are the chilling details.
Bold Faith
I’d like to meet that lady and tell her, “I want faith like yours—to be that bold, and overflow with trust.”
In order to possess such deep conviction, perhaps this mother had gone through these stages:
- Rejecting the doctor’s announcement and recognizing that only God has the final word.
- Calling upon the power of God no matter who supported her or who joined her in that effort. She cried out to God with rare confidence. She spoke out loud, declaring the warfare of the enemy would not win.
- Expecting God’s answer. She had to pray, believing in the answer, calling upon God’s power over what seemed impossible.
So why doesn’t God perform more miracles today? My humble answer is that He does, but we simply don’t see them. Every moment we breathe is a miracle. The fact your vision is vibrant enough to read this is a miracle.
If back then, Jesus healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, raised the dead, drove demons from people, why wouldn’t He do that now?
The Bible says: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and forever…” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
Let’s Pray
Father, if you are indeed the same now as you were when you walked on earth, then you are the divinely and supernaturally able to perform miracles. I shall renew my faith, reclaim my trust in you, and from this moment on be aware of each miracle that surrounds me. In Jesus’ name, amen.
How will your life change if you have the boldness to expect miracles?
Janet
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PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME, HE SURE IS THE GOD OF MIRACLES !!! HALLELUYA
Dear Edith,
Yes, we praise Him when He performs miracles and also while we wait for them, right? I appreciate you writing, dear Edith.
Janet
So true. When we do our part, God does his. All He asks is that we believe His Word and trust in Him.
Don’t you just love how God has our roles and His so clearly defined? Thanks for writing, dear Carol!
Janet
I can attest to God performing many miracles in my own life. From my husband dying and going to heaven.God told him, “No, you have to go back home now.” He protested and wanted to stay because it was so beautiful. God sent him back to take care of me, for I was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 months later, and had surgery almost a year to the day he had a stroke. So God knows exactly what He is doing! Thanks for sharing this story, Janet.
Dear Penelope,
That miracle is one you surely wrote about, right? What a powerful display of God’s way to provide for you!
A beautiful testimony of His perfect plan! Thanks for sharing, dear friend. Janet