How often do we use the word ‘miracle’? It’s a miracle I didn’t oversleep! It’s a miracle these cookies didn’t burn! It’s a miracle the lightning strike didn’t blow out our computer! It’s a miracle you found your wallet with the cash still inside! It’s a miracle I passed that calculus test! It’s a miracle I wasn’t home when someone broke-in! It’s a miracle the stain came out of your expensive shirt! It’s a miracle this old dress still fits!
What do we consider a great miracle? Is it a cancerous tumor that suddenly disappears somewhere between two MRI scans? Could it be surviving a tornado underneath a collapsed house? What about a prognosis of wheelchair confinement, only to walk again thru inner strength and determination? Or a paycheck that wasn’t enough to eat and pay bills, but the checkbook register somehow had just enough? Is it a family who survived for days in a wrecked car down a steep ravine in freezing temperatures?
The Bible is full of miracles. The creation. The parting of the Red Sea. The feeding of the multitude. Daniel in the lion’s den. The blind man healed. The burning bush. Walking on water. Lazarus raised from the dead. The fall of Jericho. The calming of the storm.
But, what is the greatest miracle of all? It’s God Himself, sacrificing His only Son to pay for our sins, and if we believe, we will live with Him forever. It’s when we accept Jesus as our Savior, pray for forgiveness, and invite Him to live within our hearts. That may seem simplistic, and it is. It’s God’s simple plan of salvation. It’s the greatest miracle of all.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17 NIV
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