Miracles as the Inbreaking of God’s Normal
I have had some feedback from people who heard the message last week titled; Water into Wine.
There were three images that stayed with people:
The image of an elephant being left in one’s living room for an afternoon being like the impact of Jesus Christ on a person’s life.
The truth that the miracles of Jesus were an inbreaking of God’s normal.
And the fact that Jesus used the Greek word, ‘ergon’ to describe the miracles. The implication being that while for the gospel writers the miracles were ‘dunamis,’ acts of power (the synoptics – Matthew, Mark and Luke), or for John that they were ‘signs’ (semeion). For Jesus they were simply the ‘work’ He did. For Him it was quite natural to create or heal or effect nature.
That leads me to ask three questions for my readers to consider:
How has Jesus Christ overturned the furniture in your life? Take a moment to be grateful for all the ways your life has changed because He has come in.
What part of your current abnormal life can you thank God you will one day leave behind?
How might you worship God today knowing that the healing of the sick, the raising of the dead, the feeding of the hungry, the pouring of abundance into scarcity are simple ‘works’ for Him?
Enjoy God today. He will enjoy you.
