Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare his praise?”” – Psalms 106:2
The mighty acts of the Lord are not just for David, nor are they for those in the Old Testament. They are active and alive today just as they were for Abraham, Moses, and David. So why do we not see amazing miracles like those in the Old Testament? Why do we not see Christians parting the seas?
This is a complex question. The real question however is, what is the purpose of miracles? I believe It is to point to Holy Spirit and to expand the Kingdom of God. Miracles are a tool just like prayer. We don’t always need them in order to expand the Kingdom.
So why don’t we see more? Maybe the answer is that you are not in the circles where the miracles are happening. I grew up in a Pentecostal church where I witnessed and encountered many miracles. Later in life, I went to a church where miracles were not encountered as often if at all. Both churches had their merits and both churches affirmed the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is, it is not God who has changed when it comes to miracles, but the followers themselves. If we don’t see miracles, it is because we are not looking for, nor expecting miracles.
Miracles are one example where we put God in a box. We define who God is based on our circumstances, our church, and our own flimsy theology. Instead, we should base God’s character on who he is in the Bible and how the Holy Spirit moves and breaths in our community.
The disconnect between who God is and what we see rests in how we connect with the promises of God. We see the promises of God is in the Bible but we second guess these promises for our own lives. We are trying to define God within the scope of our own reason. This, of course, is impossible to do. Instead, we should let the Holy Spirit continually redefine God for us. Since the Holy Spirit is living and active in our lives, it can speak to our spirit which then can speak to our mind. Our spirit can grasp more of God’s definition than our mind can. Thus, our mind must continually be willing to redefine who God is. This is the continually renewing Paul talks about. This is how we minimize our definition by our flesh and maximize our definition of God via the Holy Spirit.
When we do this, we now do not second guess God’s promises in a negative way but now second guess God’s promises in a way that is ready for new highs in revelation of who God is. Even then, we do not know how he will perform except that we know he will fulfill his promises. This is why every morning is new.
Remember that originality started with God. No one can be more creative. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The patriarchs trusted in the same God we do. God is consistent, but consistency does not rule out originality. He is the same in his originality just as much as in his consistency. In all the gifts, the cause is the same (Power of God), but the effect will always be different. This is why God can reveal himself to anyone, can transform any life, can work out any area of your life. He can and should be the Lord of your life. There is no box for our God.
“Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he breaks down the gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron” – Psalm 107:15-16
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