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• Z E C H A R I A H 9 :1 2 | I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your
troubles.
What are miracles?
• I SA I A H 4 1 :1 9 -2 0 | “I will plant trees in the barren desert—cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive,
cypress, fir, and pine. I am doing this so all who see this miracle will understand what it
means—that it is the Lord who has done this, the Holy One of Israel who created it.”
• A C T S 1 4 :3 | But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace
of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do
miraculous signs and wonders.
Miracles are supernatural events that point people to God. They are visible signs of God’s
power, authority, presence, and love for his people. They help you know him, encourage
believers to keep going, rescue you, are always about his Kingdom work, and help you see
his hand in your life.
Can God really do the impossible?
• Z E C H A R I A H 8 :6 | “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem
impossible to you now. . . . But is it impossible for me?”
• J O NA H 1 :1 7 | Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah
was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
• MAT T H E W 1 4 :1 7 | “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!”
• E X O DU S 1 4 :2 1 | Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path
through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed
into dry land.
• DA NI E L 6 :2 7 | “He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders
in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
• A C T S 2 :2 -1 2 | Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty
windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or
tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with
the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this
ability. . . . “These people are all from Galilee, and yet we hear them speaking in our own
native languages! . . . And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about
the wonderful things God has done!” They stood there amazed and perplexed.
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The Bible is filled with seemingly impossible stories: A Flood covers the earth, a sea is
divided so people can walk through, the sun keeps shining until a battle can be won, a
man survives three days in the belly of a fish, a virgin gives birth to a baby boy. These
recorded miracles of God can seem as unbelievable as ancient myths if we fail to recognize God’s intervention in our lives today. Just as Pharaoh was blind to God’s miracles
performed right before his eyes through Moses, we too can blind ourselves to God’s miracles, failing to notice the mighty work he is doing all around us. But those who believe
in the creator of all things also believe that he can alter what he has created; he can
break into natural law and cause something supernatural.
For us to experience the impossible and recognize it for what it is, we need faith.
Faith opens up a new dimension, and we understand that what we see is not all there is.
Suddenly, we can recognize the “impossible” things God does for his people, because
we believe that anything is possible for him. When we look for God he shows himself in
miraculous ways: in the birth of a baby, a new cure for a deadly disease, an awesome
sunset, or the restoration of a hopeless relationship. Yes, we have a miracle-working
God. The Lord is able—and willing—to do the impossible to help us do his work. This
means that no situation is hopeless. Thus God encourages us to pray big prayers and
never lose hope. The more you see the “impossible” acts of God with eyes of faith, the
stronger your faith in God will become.
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