Memorise: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee,
and thou shalt glorify me. Psalms 50:15
There is
one thing that a child of God needs to know and do when he or she needs a
miracle. This is to call upon the Lord in prayer. What is a miracle and why do
we need it? Simply explained, a miracle is the supernatural intervention of God
in the affairs of men. This intervention basically alters the established laws
of nature. At times, the devil manipulates some natural phenomena to deny human
beings some basic things that make life pleasant. For example, when Jesus
Christ was travelling in a ship with His disciples, the devil manipulated the
wind against them so that they may suffer a shipwreck. The disciples went to
Jesus Christ in the ship and cried for help. Matthew 8:26 says:
“And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then
he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great clam.”
Some
so-called children of God are so hypocritical that, even in the presence of the
Lord, they still pretend as if all is well, whereas they have unimaginable
issues with their spiritual, physical, material and financial needs. In the
case of the disciples, they cried to Him for help; they told Him exactly how
they felt about the tempest. The danger of death was imminent and the disciples
did not pretend as if nothing was wrong. So, Jesus Christ responded to their
cry and stilled the storm. I pray that as you cry to the Lord today, He will
not just hear but also respond to your cry in Jesus’ name. The storms in your
life will miraculous cease today in Jesus’ name.
In our
Bible reading for today, we see what one must do when he or she needs a
miracle. Hannah needed a miracle, but from year to year she had been going
casually to Shiloh until that wonderful year
when she realised she needed to do what she had not been doing before; she
offered fervent and heart-rending prayers. She prayed so hard that she lost her
voice and Eli thought she was drunk. At times when I see how some of my
children pray at our periodic meetings at the Redemption Camp in Nigeria , I
rejoice because the tempo of their prayers signifies that they are people who
need urgent miracles.
“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and
wept sore… now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her
voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.” 1st Samuel 1:10, 13
The amazing
thing about the above story is that Hannah was not even offended, when she was
misunderstood by the high priest who was supposed to know when an individual
was in serious communion with God. With joy also I always pray with my children
when I see them praying desperately in need of miracles. My prayer is that as
you pray to God today, your miracle will reach you sooner than you expect in
Jesus’ name.
Action Point: Tender your deepest heart desires to God today in faith.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 3:1-5:16, Proverbs 10:8-21
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