I Believe In Miracles

Today, for some who read the stories of the Bible, their first question may be: Are miracles, like the parting of the Red Sea or floating ax heads, real? Did these things really happen or are they allegorical? Are they fairy tales? Many struggle with the idea that these very spectacular and supernatural events occurred. Certainly it can seem beyond belief to our minds that these things could have ever happened. Should we believe the miracles of the Bible actually occurred?

For me, the most important factor in answering this question is, if I believe in the God of the Bible, then I must believe He is the Creator. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” It’s the first of the 31,301 verses in the Bible and it speaks to us of the most fundamental belief about God and who He is. “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” (11:3). The Psalmist tells us that, “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth” (33:6). So, first and foremost, to believe the Bible I must believe that God created the universe. That means everything in it. Time, space and matter are His handiwork. Even I am the product of the Creator (Ps. 139:13-16).

To believe in the God of the Bible is to believe in a God who was able to simply speak a thing into existence. From nothing, all things came forth. That tells me Elohim is naturally supernatural. What seems like a miracle to us, is actually normal for Him. What binds and restricts us normally, like time, space or matter, means nothing to Him because if He created it He is outside of it and is in it. Clearly those realities exist for our benefit. Yet, if He chooses to work outside of what we consider the “laws of nature” He can do so effortlessly, if you will. What is a miracle to us is simply the infinite, omnipotent God just being God. There are no limits to this Creator God. As Solomon said, “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!” (1 Kings 8:27).

Back to our question. Did God do miracles and, let’s add, does He do miracles today? Surely you figured where this was going. If God is the Creator and has no limits upon Him and can do anything He chooses to do, why would there be any problem at all in my believing in the miracles of the Bible or that He is able and even willing to do miracles today? If I believe in the God of the Bible and that He is the Creator then I must believe He can do whatever He wants. And, because He is a God whose desire is to reveal Himself to us, then miracles would certainly be a likely way of His doing it. Throughout the Bible He does miracles as He deems best for His purposes and our good. The Incarnation and the Resurrection are two of the high points for us when considering the Miracle God Elohim, and ultimately the two miracles we must embrace and cling to as New Testament believers in the Christ of God. Certainly you can’t leave out the miracle that brings us into the Faith, the new birth.

God is a miracle God! The Bible is a miracle book. And my relationship with Him is the product of a miracle working God.