A miracle is an unusual and wonderful event that cannot be explained by normal activity. Science does not create miracles, and neither do magicians. Miracles are performed by God, and the Bible is full of wonderful examples!
Miracles help us to see God’s love for us and His power. In the Bible, God amazed people with events that no one else could explain.
For example, in John 11 the Bible tells the story of a man named Lazarus. Lazarus was sick and his sisters sent for Jesus to come and heal him. But by the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had already died. Many, including Lazarus’s sisters, thought that Jesus had failed them by letting him die. However, when Jesus arrived He went to the tomb and called out his name. Instantly Lazarus came alive again! This showed God’s power even over death. That was definitely a miracle.
Matthew 14 describes another miracle. One day 5,000 people gathered to listen and learn from Jesus and His disciples. After being there a long time, the people began to get hungry. All that was available to eat was five loaves of bread and two fish. There is no way that this small amount of food would feed 5,000 people. But God did it! He turned two fish and five loaves into a feast large enough to feed everyone. The Bible says the food never stopped coming!
Do you know that Jesus still performs miracles today?
What unusual and wonderful events have happened or are happening to you or around you? Sometimes we get so used to good things happening around us that we forget to see it as an unusual act or a miracle from God!
Look for a miracle today. Not just for yourself but for a friend, family member, or even a stranger! Wait for God to surprise you with something unusual and great. Something that only He can do!
Dear God, thank You for reminding me that You can do anything. Help me to not limit You to what I can explain, and help me to see Your unusual and wonderful miracles each and every day! In Jesus’s name, amen.