On Miracles
Just reading Internet Monk’s blog. His question:
“What do you think of ‘miracle testimonies’ and their place in evangelism and Christian communication?”
My response, well I might as well post it here. This is what I believe.
When I first came to Christ I read a variety of sources in an attempt to understand who God is. The rational part of my mind was content to understand Christ casting out demons, unstopping ears, causing the blind to see and the lame to walk as metaphor.
However, the timing of my coming to Christ soon seemed like a miracle. I do not know how I could have endured the following months without Him. The greatest miracle in my life is knowing Christ in my life.
As I tried to understand who God is I eventually came to realize that if I understood God, I was understanding a God of my own mind’s construction. Obviously, God must be vastly more than I can comprehend.
With this understanding I could no longer say that miracles don’t happen. How can I say anything is impossible to a God that my pitiful little brain finds utterly incomprehensible? I don’t know the whys of why God might intervene. But if God is beyond my understanding I cannot say that God is incapable of intervention. I cannot limit God to fit my ability to comprehend. The experience of my own life tells me that God is certainly capable of intervention.
Other things have happened that seem like miracles, but each time there is also a natural explanation. My habit has become to thank God regardless. After all, even if there is a perfectly logical explanation, I am grateful to be at the place where I know there is more to God than I can possibly comprehend.
All my prayers became, “Let Your Will Be Done.”
When I look at a radiant sunset or golden sun shining through green leaves against the backdrop of blue sky, I feel gratitude. The swelling of gratitude is like embracing all of Creation. I do not believe God laid out these magnificent views just for me, but I do believe He has taught me to feel gratitude, which is praise, which is embracing with my entire mind and expressing, “Let Your Will Be Done!” And this gives me joy, which also feels like a miracle.
