Dusty

The pharsees did not believe and that is why they missed Jesus in their life.

Unlike people's lives today we find the so called " Wise " question and doubt Christ's work not for lack of evidence but they do not want to believe His works.

God can defy the laws of time and space because He created them. Miracles are easily within God's power to perform . Remember we serve a powerful God who is the same yesterday today ,tomorrow. and forever.

John 9 : 1----- 41.

Do some people want to doubt Christ's work ? Even Christ's followers doubted because they asked " Teacher whose sin caused this man's blindness --- his own or his parents. ?" And Jesus answered " It is not this man's sin or his parents that made him blind , This man was born blind so that God's power could be shown in him ".

How often do we say that this person's sickness is because of sin or their parents sin ? Clearly Jesus said it is not so and we do not know why some are healed and others not but must leave that up to God as He knows best . Our responsibility is to pray for them no matter what the situation.

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Whirlwind

Good words that need to be remembered. Thank you, Dusty.

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CSchultz

One thing that all of Gods miracles have in common is that they were given to develop saving faith.

Someone asked me once if I "really believed" all of those miracles in the Bible. To be honest, I don't understand why some people find them hard to believe.

Parting water, making eyes that were originally designed to see, see again, making ears that were designed to hear, hear again. Bushes burning and not burning up, having really awesome timing....

These aren't even descent parlor tricks to Almighty God the creator of all things.

But when I see a 10 year old die, and the parents make it through, they find the strength in their faith to pull through a situation like that... WOW! Now THAT's a miracle.

Or when a person who has been kicked, spat upon and abused all their life hears the Word of God and comes to the faith, and trusts in Jesus as a personal friend and savior, Again, Those miracles really grab my full attention.

If God were to re-arrange the stars and spell out; "I am Here" in the sky, there would still be those who would refuse to believe, who would call it a coincidence, or an optical illusion.

But when a non believer comes to the faith, or when a believer holds to the faith in the midst of tribulation, That's the stuff real miracles are made of!

Boanerges

Well said brother.

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Dusty

Amen and that's why we serve a big God who is bigger than all our problems.

I was focusing on the blind man in John 9 where Jesus not only heals his blind eyes , he saved his soul and the man was healed from physical blindness as well as spiritual blindness which like you said is an even greater miracle. His parents said we know he was born blind but now he can see.

When Jesus asked the blind man " Do you believe in the Son of Man ? ' the man said " Lord I believe."

The the song comes to mind and the movie "Amazing Grace" I once was blind but now I see. When we come to Jesus our blindness is lifted by the power of the cross and we can see spiritually.

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adonaicole

You know what's hard for me to believe? That we don't see more miracles today. It's only because of our unbelief, for he gave us the power to perform miracles if we believe.

Ask and you shall receive...
Knock and it shall be opened
Whatever you ask in my Father's name it shall be granted to you.

Many, many promises...

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Don

Boanerges

Amen again- the supernatural should be quite natural for a Christian.

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Brother Lawrence

Dusty

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TheMan

This is good to here that we all agree, as the old song goes there is power in the Blood. No one can deny that power no matter how hard they try.

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May God Bless you richly.........Doug

Jon-Marc

Since Jesus is God, I have no problem believing His miracles.