Everyday miracles

Words to live by... Genesis 21:6-8


How about that God of ours? Think about a woman ninety years old breast feeding her newborn! Is this some crazy stuff or what? It is not so much about whether or not God can do the impossible, it's much more about whether or not we can believe Him. We need a revival of trust. I'm wondering about those of us who say we have trusted in God for salvation, but we are hard pressed to trust Him in our present situation. These Old Testament stories are little more than fairy tales if you and I don't completely trust God with what is happening in our lives right now – today. We can rejoice in the miraculous, and divine intervention in Sarah's life, only when we are prepared to rejoice in the hope God brings into our present situation. Remember, Sarah was ninety years old when this story takes place. How long had she waited? Our miracle sometimes requires 'grace in the waiting.' Don't just exist between the big miracles. Learn to appreciate the miracle of life everyday. It was God who woke us up this morning. It's by His grace we are not in the hospital, or some other institution for convalescing. Do you have clean water, hot water, something to eat, someone who hugs you from time to time? Then truly you are blessed. It's your miracle.