“For a man who does
not believe in a miracle, a slow miracle would be just as incredible as a swift
one.” – G.K.
Chesterton (1925).
A student once asked a scientist if water could
come out of a rock and he responded with an unequivocal “Yes!” This, of course,
is deliberately misleading because, as was explained earlier, rocks can only
serve as conduits, not sources, of water. And even at that, no rock on earth
can channel water in the scale and manner the rocks of Horeb did for the Israelites.
The Devil will always try to “explain” your
miracle away – if you let him.
I once saw a documentary that essentially tied
all of the 10 plagues of Egypt to a volcanic eruption across the Mediterranean
at about that same time. Another book opined that the feeding of the 5,000 was
just an expression of communal love: that is, everybody – following the lead of
the little boy – brought out their own lunches and passed it round; leading to
one big massive feast!
Patently absurd statements like these – along
with the secular assertion that we evolved from rocks – are only symptomatic of
this sinful age of ingratitude. (Rom 1:21; 2Ti 3:2).
I’ve observed that miracles are only dramatic
at the moment they occur; after a while, we begin to observe rationalising
factors that make it seem not so spectacular after all.
One key to not falling into the satanic trap of
not appreciating God’s miracles in your life is to always rehearse your
testimonies to Him. If it took you five years in marriage before you got your
first child, keep thanking God for that, even if the child is now 25!
Another key is to keep thanking God for the
seemingly ‘natural’ blessings. So if you got a child within the first year of
marriage, thank – and keep thanking – God for that miracle (it really is).
Regardless of your miracle – spectacular or
mundane – make up your mind never to allow the Devil steal it from you through
gradual desensitisation leading to ingratitude.
AMEN.
More Blessings await
you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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