dimanche 26 janvier 2014

Stories Of Miracles In The Scriptures

By Marissa Velazquez


Miracles are surprising events that people often pray for because of the positive effects they bring. An HIV patient for instance prays that one day, the virus will disappear from his blood system. These events do not agree with scientific theories so they are linked to God's intervention in the lives of men. Stories of miracles abound in the Bible where different kinds of individuals were both partakers and beneficiaries of God's divine help.

One of the stories worth mentioning is the healing of the woman with an issue of blood. The woman's blood flowed continuously for twelve years until the day she met Jesus. She just said within herself that all she needed to do was to touch the hem of His garment; and that was all. Her blood flow seized as soon as she took the action.

Another interesting one is the healing of Blind Bartimeus. Bartimeus always begged along the street until one day he heard Jesus was passing by. Even though he had not met Jesus personally before then, he had heard so many things about Him. This prompted him to shout with a loud voice asking Jesus to have mercy on him. In the end, he received his sight for the first time since his birth.

The story of the demon possessed man (legion) is another miracle. Before Jesus met Him, many people had tried their best to bind him. However, he always found a way to break the chains and injure himself. When Jesus met Him, he cast the demons into a swine of pigs and let them drown in the river by the side.

Jesus walked on water. This is another miracle with great lesson. Jesus performed this miracle to let His disciples know that all things are possible once they believe in Him. Contrary to some views, this miracle was not performed to show off.

Jesus often taught the multitude on how to get to Heaven. In one of his gatherings, there were five thousand men including women and children who had been famished after listening to His sermons. Jesus told his disciples about the need to feed the multitude and then one of them got five loaves of bread and two fish from a boy in the crowd. After blessing the food, He used it to feed them and there were twelve baskets remaining.

One of the greatest miracles in the Bible is the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus was sick for some time before his death. Even after his death, Jesus still delayed for four days before going to Bethany. When Jesus went, Lazarus had already been buried so he ordered that he be removed from the tomb. After praying, Lazarus came back to life and the people around became more astonished.

There are many other stories of miracles in the Old Testament. Miracles such as the departure of the Israelites through the Red Sea, God's creation with spoken words, the fall of Jericho's walls and the healing of Naaman in 2 Kings 5:14 are there in the Bible. These stories are indelible and they are meant to encourage everyone who is in dire need of supernatural help from God.




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