Miracles of Breath and Life and Grace

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I’m praying for nothing short of a miracle. No one is higher than the God we serve. 

I believe in miracles. So when my friends or family ask me to pray during a difficult time or for healing, I petition my Lord to do the impossible.

If we break down the word impossible. We humans are the “im”—as in, I’m a person with limited power and ability. But God’s the “possible.”

Because only a great and mighty God can make all things a possibility. And He can, you know, do anything.

Meetings With Jesus

No matter how our situations turn out, the great and mighty Savior meets us in our darkest hour.

Still, miracles take place in different forms and may not be visible to our natural eyes. It never means our miracle didn’t come. It just didn’t happen the way we wanted.

I  Believe

I believe in God. And I believe in miracles.

I pray to a God who is able and who performs miracles. I thank Him for His power and His sovereignty and His peace in the midst of any storm.

In the gospel of Mark, chapter 9, we read the story of a boy possessed with a spirit. The boy’s father brought him to Jesus. The spirit made the boy mute and deaf. And it tried to harm him by throwing him into water or fire.

Jesus spoke to the boy’s father. “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” (Verse 23.)

The disciples had not been able to cast out the spirit. Yet, this father knew if he found Jesus, the hope of all hopes, his boy would be made well again…whole.

Verse 24 notes his response to Jesus. “Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’”

And the story ends with a miracle of healing. Jesus rebukes the spirit and it leaves the boy making him whole and restored.

Miracles of Restoration

That’s what Jesus does for me and for you. He restores us to how we should be, whole again.

Miracles of:

  • Physical healing.
  • Emotional healing.
  • Spiritual restoration.

Spiritual miracles make us how we should be in Christ.

Here’s the thing: I believe God has the power to perform any and all miracles, including the impossible, even if He chooses not to.

Not only do we believe in who God is and what God can do. But He wants us to believe that He knows best.

We often get hung up on what our plans involve. Or our will…our kingdom come.

Perhaps that’s why the boy’s father in Mark 9 believed. He asked Jesus to help his unbelief. Maybe he wanted a full and running over belief in what Jesus could do and in who He was. Because there were plenty of people in that day who did not believe.

And there are plenty of people in our day who do not believe.

Prayer: Lord, thank You for daily miracles of breath and life and for grace. Thank You for the blood of Christ that washes away my sin and shame. God, I believe in You. I believe in Your power. I know You are able. I’m confident that You can do anything. And I trust Your ways and plans. In areas where my heart falters, help my unbelief. Amen.

Do you believe in miracles?

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Karen Friday
Karen Friday is a pastor’s wife and women’s ministry leader. She’s an award-winning writer and avid speaker who loves words and God’s Word. For over a decade, Karen has balanced the busy life of church ministry with working from her home office in marketing and business development roles. Karen earned a communications degree and has experience in a broad spectrum of business services where she is frequently referred to as Girl Friday. A blogger, Karen “Girl” Friday engages a community every week. Hope is Among Us is an award-winning blog that expresses scriptural truths as life happens. Karen has published a number of articles and devotions in both print and online media. An inspirational speaker, she addresses a wide variety of audiences. Karen is passionate about mentoring women and discipleship that helps followers of Christ live with authentic faith in real life. Karen and her husband Mike Friday reside in East Tennessee and have two grown children. The entire family is fond of the expression, “TGIF: Thank God it’s Friday.” They owe Monday an apology.

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