That title gives me an opening to explain my view of, “what is a miracle”?
As I see it, the most common definition of a miracle could be, “an immediate change in the situation that one is praying for.”
Example, in the Bible, a lame person is prayed for, and he immediately got up and walked.
Example, when Jesus was on a boat in a storm, and he said, “Peace, Be Still”, and the storm stopped.
Those are two excellent Biblical examples of an, “immediate miracle”!
I believe, although less dramatic but more often occurring, there is another type of a miracle. Someone has cancer or other disease, and they receive prayer. The immediate part of this miracle is, their body’s normal healing functions (for lack of a better description) “are switched on”. The body immediately begins the process of repairing itself (healing). After a period of time, the cancer or other disease is gone, the body is healed.
Faith is important in healings!
I also believe that prayer can be answered by using, “God sent advice”, and that advice could be, “get some help”. A person prays for a healing, let’s say there is and infection in this person’s arm. They pray for the healing and the answer to their prayer is, “go to the doctor”. If one has an infection in their arm, and they know that going to the doctor and getting a shot, would provide the healing they want, they should do it. God provides people with knowledge and abilities, I believe he expects us to take action on our own, when appropriate.
We shouldn’t expect God to do everything for us! God gives you the knowledge to make good decisions and the ability to follow through with those decisions. Sometimes it is up to us to assist in making some of those miracles happen.
One’s faith, plays a big part in any miracle, whether the miracle is immediate, or happens over time. True faith is the answer to miracles. Faith is positive thinking or positive attitude.
All things are possible, if only you believe!
Don Ford
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