Miracles Still Happen

V. Practical Application

Christians need spiritual eyes to see, so that we will not fail to recognize Jesus performing miracles, everyday, all around us.

But we need to be careful not to try and manipulate things and think God is our personal vending machine.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. NKJV

We need to remember however what Jesus said in John 15, “Without Me you cannot do anything”

That means anything with spiritual significance, has to be done in the power of Jesus.

Our first and foremost need is to realize we need the power of the Holy Spirit working in our lives.

God still performs miracles. One of the greatest proofs to non-believers of God’s miracles, are the changed lives of followers.

I am living proof that miracles still happen. The lord raised this dead man back to life.

The Bible is filled with these examples of how the Lord works miracles, using ordinary people to change the course of history.

One of the Lord’s gifts to His people is the awesome privilege of being used by Him, as He performs miracles and uses us.

We need to show and tell people, how the Lord has raise previously dead people back to life.

Acts 4:13 when they (religious leaders) saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

Think about some of the people the Lord used for miracles; Abraham and Sarah had Isaac in their old age. Joseph was sold into slavery as a teen, became a world leader.

Moses, a murderer who did not wait for the Lord; but later, God still used him to free a nation. Rahab, a prostitute, helped Israel defeat Jericho.

The misfit Apostles changed the whole world with the Gospel.

Some of the characteristics of the people God uses to do the unexpected; courage, willingness, teach-ability, and a deep sense of purpose.

Scott Calvin said, “Our daily interactions with God need to invigorate and renew that vision so that we can awaken and live with a deep sense of purpose.” (Scott Calvin)

The Lord still performs miracles that go against the laws of nature; He still heals people, and He still confounds the wisdom of men…

Often times, we fail to see the Lord working and even worse, there are times we credit people for the Lord’s miracles.

The question for us is, “Do we want to serve the Lord and be used by Him, as He uses us to perform miracles?”

Sometimes, the Lord performs miracles by providing things to us; in order for us to turn around and give them away, to see His will be done.

Isaiah 6:8, I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." NKJV

Isaiah answered God’s call and did not hesitate. Isaiah; he had a real experience in the presence of God.

In the presence of God’s holiness, Isaiah recognized his own sinfulness and he needed a touch form God’s cleansing fire.

Isaiah also had God’s heart to reach the nations.