By: Dale Weckbacher
Matthew 28:5-7
But the angel
answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you
seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.
Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly and tell His disciples
that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee;
there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you."
NKJV
During Jesus ministry on earth, he
performed many miracles. As he told
Johns disciples in Matthew 11:4-5, “Go and tell John the things which you hear
and see: 5 The blind see and the lame
walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the
poor have the gospel preached to them. (NKJV) However, the greatest miracle in the ministry
of Jesus was when he arose from the grave.
Jesus resurrection demonstrates His victory over death and gives
everyone the opportunity to have eternal life but does God work miracles today.
This week, we witnessed two
examples of the miracle working power of God that serve as a reminder that God
does indeed still perform miracles.
1) Concern
over two doctors that contracted the Ebola virus while treating patients in
Africa has turned into a miracle, a miracle that may lead to a cure for this
deadly disease. (1) I understand that atheists will claim that
this is not a miracle from God for the serum was developed by medical science
but I believe that God directed the scientists to discover this and many other
miracles of medical science that allow us to cure once deadly diseases and live
longer, higher quality lives. This Ebola
miracle also demonstrates the Godly principle of God turning something intended
to destroy people into something beneficial.
2) A
missile getting through the Iron Dome miraculously diverts into the
Mediterranean Sea. (2) The Iron Dome defense system in Israel is a
miracle in itself and has no doubt prevented the death of potentially thousands
of innocent Israeli civilians. However,
the system is not perfect and sometimes a missile gets through. This was the case last week when the Iron
Dome failed to intercept an incoming missile.
The projected trajectory of the missile placed it on a path to hit the
Azrieli Towers, the Kirya (Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon) or a central
Tel Aviv railway station. (2) If this missile were to hit any of these
targets, potentially hundreds could have died.
However, God was not going to allow that to occur. Part of the Iron Dome technology involves
calculating wind speeds. The wind speeds
at the time of this attack show a major wind gust coming from the east that was
strong enough to change the trajectory of the missile and send it harmlessly into
the sea. During the ministry of Jesus,
he was able to calm a storm on the Sea of Galilee and I guess God is still able
to control the forces of nature, which in this case involved calling up a wind
gust instead of calming a storm.
God’s miracles however are not
limited to major things like Ebola or missile attacks in Israel. The greatest miracle of God is still that
Jesus died on a cross. That he was in
the grave for three days, and that he arose from the dead. This is the greatest miracle for it has the
potential to save anyone that is willing to believe (John 3:16). If you have not already done so, I strongly
recommend asking Jesus to forgive you of your sins and make Him Lord of your
life.
For those of us who have made Jesus
Lord of our lives and are currently struggling I want to encourage you. If you are sick, the Bible tells us that by
His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24). If you are struggling financially, God wants
to meet your needs (Matthew 6:33, Luke 6:38).
If you are lonely, Jesus has promised never to leave you (Hebrews
13:5).
God still works miracles and this
week chose to demonstrate his miracle working power to the world. I believe God is reminding us that in these
trying and chaotic times, we must turn to God and learn to rely on his miracle
working power.
1. Sarah Knapton, Peter Foster. Hope for Ebola
miracle as serum 'reverses' disease. www.nzherald.co.nz. [Online] The
New Zealand Herald, August 5, 2014. [Cited: August 7, 2014.]
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11304326.
2. Kovacs, Joe.
Hand of God Sent Missile Into Sea . www.wnd.com. [Online] WND faith,
August 5, 2014. [Cited: August 7, 2014.]
http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/hand-of-god-sent-missile-into-sea/#pDLczhqM5hweyvT4.03.
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