The God that we serve is a God of miracles.
He's not lost His power in His old age. He is still the same as
he was in the Bible days. As the Bible says: "Jesus Christ
the same, yesterday, today and forever."
The tradition of man has said: the age of miracles is over.
The world has said: there are no such things.
But no matter, the truth still remains: God still does miracles.
The children of Israel were up against the wall. The Egyptians
were of one side. The Red Sea was on the other. God said: Moses,
stretch forth your rod. Moses obeyed and God split the Red Sea.
The children of Israel walked on dry ground. The Egyptians pursued,
but Moses once again stretched forth His rod and the army of the
Egyptians was drowned.
The children of Israel started shouting and singing and dancing.
"I will sing unto the Lord for He hath triumphed gloriously,
the horse and the rider thrown into the sea. The Lord my God,
my Strength my Song has now become my victory."
I want you to know: God still does miracles. He can become
your victory today. The key is for you to believe; only believe.
All things are possible, only believe.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are full of the miracles of Jesus'
ministry. The lame walked. The blind saw. The dead were raised.
The God of miracles was at worked.
Some want to attribute this to a special visitation of God's Son.
Something for then, not for now. But the Bible says that Jesus
is still alive! He's not dead! He alive! He's the same yesterday,
today and forever!
Religious paintings picture Christ grotesquely hanging on the
cross. The religious world has pictured Him that way. But I want
you to know the truth: He's not on the cross. He's not in the
grave. He's alive forever more.
The cross was a place of defeat. It was the place of punishment
for sin. Jesus bore our sin and shame at the cross and went to
the grave as a result of the sins of the whole world. If anything
exemplifies the failure of mankind and our destitute nature without
God, it is the cross of Jesus Christ. Jesus went to that cross,
the Bible says, despising the shame. He was buried and for three
day lie dead in the tomb.
But God didn't leave His Son in the grave. He raised Him from
the dead and He is alive today. He prayed that the same Spirit
that lived in Him would also live in us and He told us that the
we would do the same works which He accomplished and greater works.
Does that sound like the "age of miracles" was about
to close? Does that sound like a God that was going into retirement?
I tell you the truth: God still does miracles.
Jesus had died. He was resurrected. And about 500 people had seen
Him alive. Then He had left the earth to sit at the right hand
of the throne of God in heaven. Many of His disciples had seen
Him.
But to the world, he was dead.
They crucified Him and He was gone.
His ministry and all the hub hub, all the breaking of tradition
was finished . It was back to normal . . . religion as usual.
But one day Peter and John went to the temple to pray. There was
a man laying by the gate who had never walked a day in his life.
He was lame from birth. Day by day, he sat in that place of misery.
. .begging for alms to the worshipers entering in the temple.
That day as he begged Peter looked at him, saying, "Silver
and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk."
I thought he was dead, the beggar must have thought. The age of
miracles is over, isn't it?
But in the tremendous boldness of his faith, the impetuous
fisherman latched hold of his hand and pulled him to his feet
refusing to succumb to doubt and unbelief. As he did, the man's
feeble ankles received strength. Realizing it, he leaped up and
began to walk and leap and praise God.
Imagine the pious atmosphere of the temple that day. All the religious
pomp and circumstance was suddenly shaken to the roots. We can't
have this. Jesus is dead. The miracles are over. Let's restore
some order here.
But Peter began to preach. He told them that they had killed the
Prince of Life, Jesus, but that God had raised Him from the dead.
Through the mighty name of the risen Savior,he said, this man
was healed.
Glory to God!
God's not dead!
He's still alive!
You can be like the scribes and pharisees of that day if you wish.
You can fight against the miracle power of God with your words.
But regardless of what anyone says: God still does miracles!
That Peter told the crowd of people to repent. . . to turn from
sin and unbelief. He said if they would turn from sin and believe
in Jesus that God would forgive them and refresh them with his
presence.
What a tremendous revelation!
Maybe you're reading this. You've sinned. You're like the men
who Peter was preaching to. You've crucified Jesus. No, you weren't
there that day He was crucified, but your sins were. It was for
those sins that He died. . .for the punishment which you deserved.
Now, today, by receiving that forgiveness so freely offered, by
turning your back from sin and making Jesus Christ the ruler of
your life, you can have a new life.
Just pray right now, "Oh God, I've been a sinner. I
helped send Jesus to the cross with my sin. But I'm tired of sin.
I'm tired of guilt. Forgive my of my sin today. Give me a new
life today. I believe Jesus is alive and I receive Him as my personally
Lord and Savior today. Thank you Father for eternal life."
If you prayed that prayer, meaning it with all your heart, I declare
to you in the name of Jesus that your sins are forgiven and you
have begun a new life from this day forth.
This is the nature of our God. That's why He sent Jesus. Because
He loves us, wants to forgive us, heal us and deliver us. God
is on your side. That is why he does miracles. That is why He
will do a miracle for you today if you will let Him. Begin to
believe now that his promises are for today. Renounce all the
traditions of man that have taught you otherwise. God is the God
of today. And He will be your victory today.
When we were pastoring in northern Minnesota, a friend of ours
brought her mother to our house one night. Wracked with pain from
arthritis, the woman was suffering terribly. We anointed her with
oil and prayed the prayer of faith. The pain began to recede and
she went home. Today, arthritis has no hold on this woman she
is totally free.
God still does miracles.
Some time later I came in contact with another lady who was a
friend of this woman. She told me that she had been suffering
with pain in her shoulder from arthritis or bursitis. I just led
her in a simple confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ and
showed her in the Bible where it says "They shall lay hands
on the sick and they shall recover." She was a "they"
and I was a "they" so we decided to put it into practice.
I prayed the prayer of faith for her and she has been free
of pain ever since.
Don't tell her the age of miracles is over. She won't believe
you. She knows: Jesus is alive.
One Summer we were holding tent meetings. In one of the meetings
in Annandale, Minnesota I was preaching on the "Power of
the Spirit" and I began to share these testimonies. The first
woman that I mentioned with the terrible arthritis pains happed
to be visiting and was in the service that night. She testified
what God had done for her.
Then I said, "Is there anyone here with arthritis? We
want to put this scripture into practice. 'Jesus said, They shall
lay hands on the sick and they shall recover,' so I believe we
can take His word for it."
A young lady who had suffered with arthritis in her back came
forward that night, was instantly healed and has been free ever
since.
This kind of thing is becoming a common occurrence. A man in our
church was having problems with his bowel and suffering terribly.
Finally, his wife took him to the doctor who discovered a cyst
up in his large intestine. He was scheduled for outpatient surgery
the next day.
A lady from our church went to his house that night, however.
Her and the man's family anointed him wife oil prayed the prayer
of faith and interceded in the Spirit for the man. The next day,
they took him to the doctor, but the cyst was gone. Only a small
red spot remained, so they sent him home.
Glory to God! God still does miracles!
Do you need a miracle?
Maybe it's for healing or maybe something else: finances, salvation
of a loved one, deliverance from drugs or alcohol. It doesn't
matter what it it. Get a hold of the Miracle Worker. Get a hold
of Jesus. Believe him and obey him completely. As the scripture
says, "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
As Jesus told the ruler of the synagogue whose daughter had died,
"Be not afraid, only believe."
You may need to be like the woman with the issue of blood who
had to press through a crowd to get to Jesus. You may need to
press through a crowd of doubt and unbelief, negative thoughts
and negative words. People will oppose you when you take God at
His word. But press on, the rewards are great. All things are
possible to him that believes.
Once we were watching a life satellite broadcast from Nigeria,
Africa. Over 250,000 people were gathered to hear the Word of
God and experience His power. After the message and prayer, people
were asked to come and testify of the healings they had received.
There were lame people that could now walk. Deaf people that could
now hear and many other tremendous miracles occurred.
While we were watching the broadcast in our church, a number of
people were instantly healed as faith arose in their heart during
the service. One woman was healed of severe pain from pleurisy.
Another was healed of a problem with her wrist which she though
she would need surgery for. Someone else was healed of back and
shoulder pain. God is in the miracle business. Believe Him today!
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
God is alive! He's not dead!
He still does miracles today!
Please write and tell us about the miracles you received as
you read this article. We'd love to hear from you!