Recently I expressed my wish for some great life-redefining miracle, some burst of revelation that will “fix” everything and make sense out of my life. I wanted a revelation of God’s great and glorious plan to grant me “life to the full.” I set a specific time frame for when I would like to see that miracle happen: July 8, the last day of the World Discipleship Summit. But how often does God work that way?
Considering the span of history covered by the Bible, miracles are relatively rare. They are the exception rather than the norm. That’s why they grab our attention. The Israelites lived for 400 years as slaves before they got to experience the ten plagues of Egypt, the exodus, crossing of the Red Sea, the ten commandments and being led by a pillar of fire and smoke through a desert. They conquered the Promised Land with divine help, had two great kings (David and Solomon), then settled into a centuries-long cycle of backsliding and repentance, with miracles few and far between. Then came exile and return, and 200 years of divine silence between the Old and New Testaments. The last “burst” of miracles recorded in the Bible was during the lifetimes of Jesus and the apostles, which lasted only a hundred years.
Bottom line: if the Bible is our guide, then the kind of miracles I, and perhaps many of you long for, are rare, unexpected, and extraordinary.
Since I recovered from shingles earlier this month, I have seen God work more in subtleties, not thunderous, earth-shaking miracles but in quiet moments of encouragement, strength or insight, usually through other people....
"My times are in your hands"... Psalm 31:15
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