Grace in Christ 24

Man looks upon the world to see the proof of his divinity; He calls God’s miracles a fraud and thinks not of His debt to God.

But when in hell he finds his place, and sees that he’s abandoned grace, he calls upon Great God to send a miracle to save his friends. 

God’s strong retort to him shall be, “They have My word to lead to Me.  My grace through Christ is offered free; they need no miracle to see.”  (From Luke 16:19-31)

Too often today we wish that God would just display some miracle to prove to the world that He is.  But let us consider the history of miracles and their response.  Moses, by God’s hand, performed miracles in Egypt that did not convince the Egyptians of God.  He performed miracles by God’s hand in the wilderness to demonstrate the power of God, but the children of Israel built themselves a golden calf.  Elijah called down the fire of God upon Mount Carmel and defeated the prophets of Baal, but the children of Israel soon returned to Baal worship and never abandoned the golden calves made by Jeroboam.  Jesus performed many miracles and what the people wanted was more bread and what the Pharisees said was that He had done so by the power of Satan. 

Miracles were never sent for the disbelieving so that they would believe.  They were sent to confirm God’s hand upon those who performed them to verify their ministry.  The lost have a long history of ignoring miracles.  The saved have an appetite for more than they need. 

We have the miracle of God in our hands each time we open the Bible.  God, by the power of His Spirit, spoke through over 30 authors over a period of 1600 years His truth that has not changed.  It declares from beginning to end the glory of God, the grace of Christ, the need of man and the forgiveness of sins to all who will accept God’s gift through the Lamb (Jesus Christ) slain for our transgressions and resurrected from the dead.  By these things the “Just shall live by faith”.  Rejoice today in the miracles of the living word and the empty tomb.  Share those miracles with the lost so they can be saved. 

 

 

 

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