Miracles even today

1. Miracleseventoday - 5th May 2016
“He performs wondersthat cannot be fathomed,miraclesthat cannotbe counted”(Job5:9).
As Christiansmany of usdesire miraclesfromGod. Some wantGod toperformmiraclesto“prove” some
othersfora multitude of personalreasonsneedingHisassistance orprovision. Mostare foundto be
lamenting“If onlyGodwouldperformamiracle,sign,orwonder,thenIwouldbelieve!”Thisidea, isthe
verynature of our humannessthatwe needtochange inour hearts. Andto achieve thiswe needa
great level of absolutefaithwithinus.We canlearnwhenGod performedamazingandpowerful
miraclesforthe Israelites andevenmanyothersinthatarea,didthat cause themto believeand obey
Him?Unfortunately No…!
As we read in the bible mostIsraelites disobeyedandrebelledagainst Jesuseventhoughtheysawall
the miracles. We can learnwhere Acts2 states“FellowIsraelites,listento this: Jesusof Nazareth wasa
man accredited byGod to youby miracles,wonders and signs,whichGoddidamongyou throughhim,
as you yourselvesknow”(Acts2:22). We can learnthat evenwhen Israelites experienced Godparting
the Red Sea, the same people doubtedwhetherGodwasable to conquerthe Canaanites of the
PromisedLand. Similarlyeventodaymanyseekmiraclesconstantly…andyettheyendupfeeling“short
changed”by God because theydonotreceive “thatmiracle”theydesire fromHim. Onthe same token
we experience orevenhearof unbelievablemiraclestakingplace insome people rangingfromsimple
thingsto thingsthatwe cannot evencomprehend whathappened everbeingpossible!Sothe question
iswhy some beingblessedthroughamiracle of Godwhile some others don’t..!
In the bible we canlearnthat Jesusperformedcountless miracles,yetthe vastmajorityof people did
not believe inHim. We can learnin Matthew 11:20, “ThenJesus beganto denouncethe towns in which
most ofhis miracleshad been performed,because they did not repent”. If God performedmiracles
todayas He didin the past,the resultwouldbe the same.People wouldbe amazedandwouldbelieve in
God for a short time. Theirfaithwouldbe shallow andwoulddisappearthe momentsomething
unexpectedorfrighteningoccurred. Therefore we needtoknow thata faithbasedonmiraclesisnota
mature faith.
God performedthe greatest“Godmiracle”of all time incomingto earthas the Man JesusChristtodie
on the cross for oursins:“But Goddemonstrateshis own lovefor us in this:Whilewe were still sinners,
Christdied for us”(Romans5:8).As Christianswe know thatHe didthis so that we couldbe saved:“For
Godso lovedthe worldthat he gavehis one andonly Son,that whoever believes in him shall not
perish buthave eternal life”(John3:16). God doesstill performmiracles—manyof themsimplygo
unnoticedorare denied.However,we donotneedmore miracles forusto believeinGod.What we
needisto believe inthe miracle of salvationthroughfaithinJesusChrist.
The purpose of miracleswasto authenticate the performerof the miracles. The same issaidof the
apostles.The thingsthatmarkan apostle were signs,wonders andmiracles thatwere done We can
learnin2 Corinthians12:12, “Ipersevered in demonstratingamongyouthe marks of a true apostle,
includingsigns,wondersandmiracles”.Speakingof the gospel, Hebrews2:4 proclaims,“Godalso

2. testifiedto it by signs,wonders andvariousmiracles,and by giftsof the Holy Spiritdistributed
accordingto hiswill.”
As Christianswe have the truthof JesusrecordedinScripture.We now have the writingsof the apostles
recordedinScripture.JesusandHisapostles,asrecordedinScripture,are the cornerstone and
foundationof ourfaith:“…builtonthe foundationofthe apostlesandprophets,with ChristJesus
himselfas the chiefcornerstone”(Ephesians2:20). In thissense,miraclesare nolongernecessary to
developone’sfaithandbelief,because the messageof JesusandHisapostleshasalreadybeenattested
to and accuratelyrecordedinthe Scriptures. One onlyneedstoread,understand,meditate andbelieve
the mightof God that isway beyondourcomprehension.
It isthose whohave not carefullyreadand understoodwhoJesusChristwas,He isandwho He will be to
themthat require furtherconfirmation throughmiracles. ButasChristianswhohave faithandbeliefin
JesusChristcan be certainthat “Yes,God still performsmiracles today…because asourlivingGod He
knowsbest!.Atthe same time,we shouldnotnecessarilyexpectmiraclestooccur as and whenwe
requestbecause asthe omnipresentGod,He knowsbest…althoughmost donotgive sufficientcredence
to same. Therefore we canlearna statementonGod fromone of the oldestbooksfromthe bible: “He
performs wondersthat cannot be fathomed,miraclesthat cannotbe counted”(Job5:9).

3. “He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that
cannot be counted”(Job 5:9).