EVERYDAY
MIRACLES!
John 2:11
11
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth
his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
Easton says that
a miracle is…
"The
suspension or violation of the laws of nature. One force
counteracts another: vital force keeps the chemical laws of matter in abeyance;
and muscular force can control the action of physical force. When a man raises
a weight from the ground, the law of gravity is neither suspended nor violated,
but counteracted by a stronger force. The same is true as to the walking of
Christ on the water and the swimming of iron at the command of the prophet. The
simple and grand truth that the universe is not under the exclusive control of
physical forces, but that everywhere and always there is above, separate from
and superior to all else, an infinite personal will, not superseding, but
directing and controlling all physical causes, acting with or without
them." God ordinarily effects his purpose through the agency of second causes;
but he has the power also of effecting
his purpose immediately and without the intervention of second causes,
i.e., of invading the fixed order, and thus of working miracles. Thus we affirm
the possibility of miracles, the possibility of a higher hand intervening to
control or reverse nature's ordinary movements -- Easton's Bible Dictionary.
Most
of the miracles we witness are through the “agency of second causes” when one
naturally occurring force supersedes another naturally occurring force. One
example is the flight of a huge jetliner held aloft by only the force of wind
around its wings. But there are wonders that cause us to shake our head
and…well…wonder!
What
is it
that causes a prodigal son, or daughter, to suddenly stop and return home? What
causes a grumpy and selfish old sour to suddenly turn sweet and benevolent?
What makes a hell-bent sinner consider his ways and suddenly change course?
It’s a miracle of spirit and attitude showing the power of the invisible Holy Spirit upon the invisible spirits
of men. We can’t see the quiet and constant deliberations within. We are made
to wonder at the sudden change.
Acts 9:1-6
9:1
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of
the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any
of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto
Jerusalem.
3
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round
about him a light from heaven:
4
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou me?
5
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord,
what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go
into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Dear
Lord, let me see the wonder of every day miracles today. AMEN
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