Miracle Or Magic?

Read John 10:24-42

"Though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him." —John 10:38

Reflection of Tommy:

There are those who ask for Christ’s proof of divinity, do so for the wrong reasons. We often hear common question like “Why was God and miracles so evident in the Bible, and seems so hidden today?". Like what the Pharisees did in 8:13, many doubters hope to prove Jesus of telling lies or did so for their selfish and perverted gain; instead of trying to search for the truth that Jesus is truly the Son of God.

But, if we look at how God’s words have been miraculously kept for us down through the ages, we know there’s no further need for extra-biblical revelations or miracles to “validate” the Bible. Everything we ever needed “for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) are found in the Bible.

Secondly, as Christian we have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who is certainly not hidden from us but continuously speaks to us daily, teaching us (1 Corinthians 2:3), reminding us of all things that Jesus taught (John 14:26), guiding, correcting, and convicting us of sin (John 16:8).

Finally, God does not give His people a continual chain of miraculous signs (Habakkuk 2:4); He expects us to trust what He has already done, to search the Scriptures daily; respond to the Holy Spirit within, and live by faith, not by sight (Matthew 16:4; John 20:29). One of the best examples of God’s “hidden” working is the book of Esther, in which God is never mentioned, but which plainly shows His sovereign hand at work from beginning to end.

Dear Father, thank You for revealing Your truth, love and grace in my heart. Thank You for the miraculous works and resurrection of Christ that has saved my soul, cleansed and made me whole again; giving me hope of an everlasting life with You. Continue to guide and lead me through the Holy Spirit in Your way everlasting. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

A Boy’s Lunch

John 6:5-14

5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages[a] would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."

Reflection of Bee:

From the above passage we learned that if we are willing to give to Jesus what is important to us, God will perform miracle and multiply what we have given to bless many.

Dear Lord,
Let me give You what is important to me, so that You can multipy it and bless many.
In Jesus' name I pray.

Reflection of Tommy:

Like the disciples, we often limit what God can do in us and with the little we have. We prefer not to give anything at all because we think we didn’t have enough to give. This can be our time and resources to do God’s works. But in today’s passage, we can learn from the boy who gave what little he had, and God turn it into something great.

Take the first step to make our selves available to God with what little we have, and God will show us how greatly this can be used to advance the work of His kingdom.

Dear Father, thank You for the making the impossible possible; teaching me not to neglect my task to serve Your people by worrying about my limited resources. Teach me to give my all to You, trusting and abandoning myself to Your care that I may be of service to You. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.