I Believe in Miracles

God does not make miracles simply to heal a defect. God does not make miracles to dazzle people. God does not make miracles to showoff that He is great and powerful. No.

I read this very long article about miracles, and one of the points highlighted was that “A miracle is a factor in the Providence of God over men. Hence the glory of God and the good of men are the primary or supreme ends of every miracle.” Therefore the miracle must be worthy the holiness, goodness, and justice of God, and conducive to the true good of men.

Miracles are badges of God’s love for His people. Hence, miracles are meant to be told, to be narrated, to be testified, to create awareness of God’s holiness, goodness and justice. If we are to limit our testimonies to people who already believe, we have failed to accomplish the purpose of God’s miracles.

Such was the fault of the Jews who believed that they were the Chosen People, believing that the miracles of God were meant only for them. In Mark 5 Jesus healed a non-Jew possessed by a demon called Legion in Gadarenes.  The message Jesus was telling his disciples: miracles and the gospel are meant for all, not just for a select race or people.

Thus St Paul wrote “For I am not ashamed of the gospel (and miracles), because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16)

In the Gospel of Matthew, he says, “And this gospel (and miracles) of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14)

For believers, it is our duty, our responsibility, our mission to bear witness to the Word of God, to tell unbelievers of God’s teachings, of God’s love, of God’s miracles. 

(Excerpts taken from the Inspired Talk of Bro Mel B Libre delivered during the inaugural Light Soul Breakfast on April 27, 2013 in Henderson, Auckland)