It Wasn't the Red Sea August 10, 2015

¹⁰ But Elijah answered the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 2 Kings 1:10 ESV

²³ And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter:
²⁵ And he  (Moses) cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: Exodus 15:23,25 ESV


³⁷ And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died
⁴⁰ But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. Acts 9: 37, 40 ESV

Pretty cool stuff!  Fire from heaven.  Contaminated water made potable.  Resurrection from death.  All brought about because of the prayer of one person.  One individual raising up a need to God and God responding in a mighty fashion.  

 I have heard taught that a miracle is the suspension of natural law caused by God in order work His will.  However according to Merriam-Webster online a miracle is "an unusual or wonderful event that is believed to be caused by the power of God".  However a miracle is defined, happenings such as the ones above get a lot of press.  They most likely would have been above the fold in the Sinai Desert Times or the Jerusalem Herald.  Yet what about the miracle of an addict staying clean for 8 months?  Do we consider it miraculous when an angry father learns to control his hurtful, biting tongue through the power of God?  How about the   All these things are miraculous in their own right. The nature of the Red Sea was suspended when the Israelite walked across.  So was the nature of the lonely divorced man who was finally able to stay off the pornography sites after giving life to God. 

God is still in the miracle business.  Perhaps not parting seas or bringing fire down from heaven, but He changes the very nature of people on a daily, hourly basis.  Attitudes are changed.  Hearts are softened.  Spirits lifted up.  Less public?  Sure.  Less important?  Not at all.