“It’s a Miracle!”

“It’s a miracle” is a phrase that we often hear or say when something unexpected happens. Webster defines miracle as an “extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs; an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment.” Many miracles are recorded in the Bible. In the Old Testament, we read of great miracles, such as parting of the Red Sea, manna falling from the sky, and food being brought to the prophet Elijah by ravens. In the New Testament, we read about Jesus performing many miracles, such as healing the sick or feeding thousands of people with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fishes. Ellen G. White wrote, “Christ never worked a miracle except to supply a genuine necessity, and every miracle had the character to lead people to the tree of life.” (The Desire of Ages p. 366).
The question we often ask ourselves is “Does God still perform miracles today?” My answer to that question is a definite yes! And I can testify through my own personal experiences. I was born and grew up in Vietnam, which is a very small and poor country. When I was seven years old, both my parents died in the war, leaving behind, me, my older sister, and my younger brother. In a poor country, people could hardly take care of their own kids let alone take care of others. So to have someone take in the three of us together was almost impossible. But we were so blessed that we were taken in by two different families who raised us like their own children. Ellen G. White wrote, “The Lord provides for the widow and the fatherless, not by a miracle in sending manna from heaven, not by sending ravens to bring them food: but by a miracle upon human hearts, expelling selfishness, and unsealing the fountain of Christ like love.” (Ministry of Healing, p. 202).
Today, in my daily life, I see other evidences of miracles, such as having an over – abundance of food while statistic shows that 10,000 people die of starvation every day. Every time that I am loved by someone or when my heart opens up to someone, it is a miracle because our sinful nature is selfishness, not selflessness. While Webster defines miracle as an extraordinary event, I like to define miracle as an “extraordinary” or a seemingly “ordinary” intervention of God to provide for our needs, in order to lead us closer to Him.
My wish for you is to look for miracles in your daily life and to be able to recognize them so that your faith may increase and you may have a closer walk with God. Let us praise God by saying “You are the God who performs miracles, You display Your power among the people” (Psalms 77:14).
Written by Minh Pham Merideth