Monday, August 11, 2014

Day 102 - Forcing Miracles!

Thoughts on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 100
         
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I would venture not many have ever read this passage of Scripture and EVER had the thoughts Michael gives us in Day 102’s writing!  But…once again Michael gives us opportunity to see why UNBELIEF is so prevalent in the lives of Christians all over this world…


DAY 102

Forcing Miracles!

Now it came about on one of {those} days, that He and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended upon the lake, and they {began} to be swamped and to be in danger. And they came to Him and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. And He said to them, “Where is your faith? --Luke 8:22-25

Jesus is asleep, the storm comes, the disciples are frightened, and they call on Him. Should we not always call on Him in a storm? They do, and they are rebuked with, “Where is your faith?” Why? They only did that in which so many today glory, which is forcing Jesus into performing a miracle. Some have made whole ministries out of forcing Jesus to do things and being applauded for their great faith. Yet, when the disciples force deliverance, they are rebuked for having little faith. Again we ask why. Jesus had permitted the storm for their perfection. The process was interrupted by unbelief, and Jesus stopped the storm. He did a miracle at their bidding, but it was not a positive. They should have crawled next to Him and gone to sleep, resting through the storm that would not have touched them either way. The storm’s effect on them was not the issue. What the storm could perfect in them or expose in them was the issue. Again, in today's Christianity, calling on Jesus and forcing a miracle is often viewed as proof of spirituality, when just the opposite is true. For example, one has a rebellious child. The parent has pleaded and reasoned; he has acknowledged that he is in a storm. Now a choice must be made between panic and calling on Jesus to stop the situation or going to lie down next to Him and resting. Believer, when the next storm comes, and it will come, what will you do?

Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point      Green – IT, Incredible Truth        
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches           Pink – PV, Priceless Victory



Wow!  Who would have thought that?  Better still…where is our faith?  And what miracle are we praying for…perhaps praying so hard for and trying to “force” Jesus to perform, instead of snuggling up next to Jesus and resting?

Would to God we could learn that His tests and storms are all for our perfection.  And learn that many miracles we pray for, and get, are not a positive.  The tests and storms are perfecting us, or revealing something else in us.

Well, amen.


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