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Do You Believe In Miracles? Part 2

  • What is a miracle?
  • When and why does a miracle happen?
  • How do miracles happen?
  • Did Jesus give a timeline when miracles will cease?
Miracles Demonstrate God's Continual Power

What is a miracle?

A miracle is described as an extraordinary act of God in which His direct power produces an event that transcends, interrupts, or deviates from the ordinary laws of nature. It is a divine intervention—a moment when God steps into human affairs to accomplish what natural processes alone cannot achieve. A miracle is, therefore, an amazing and purposeful work of God, meeting a human need through supernatural means.

A miracle is described as an extraordinary act of God in which His direct power produces an event that transcends, interrupts, or deviates from the ordinary laws of nature. It is a divine intervention—a moment when God steps into human affairs to accomplish what natural processes alone cannot achieve. A miracle is, therefore, an amazing and purposeful work of God, meeting a human need through supernatural means.

However, miracles are not limited to dramatic suspensions of natural law. A miracle can also unfold through ordinary means when God sovereignly directs or prompts a person to act—even though the one in need has never directly asked them. In such moments, the Spirit of God quietly works through human instruments, revealing God’s care just as clearly as in overtly supernatural events.

Although God may work His miracles using other people, some individuals may not immediately respond to the promptings of God’s Spirit, for God does not override our free will. Yet God’s purposes are never thwarted: the one who first hesitated may later obey and become the instrument of provision, or someone else may respond in their place. In this way, God still performs His miracle. Even when fulfillment seems delayed, God remains faithful and will ultimately demonstrate His power to accomplish what He intends, proving Himself true and showing that He is the God who can do all things.

When and why do miracles happen?

Miracles happen when God’s power intersects with human reality. According to Scripture, miracles are activated by God’s Spirit through human faith and alignment with God’s purposes. Miracles are God’s responses to our human need. Miracles happen when we actualize our faith in God’s Word.

When the soul is exhausted, when ministry feels dry, when resources grow thin, and when the path stretches longer than strength, the Lord—the Ultimate Provider—remains present to meet the need. When human effort ends, God begins; He steps in and accomplishes what we cannot.  When we have done all we can, God steps in and makes the impossible happen – that is what we call miracle. A miracle happens when God, by the gentle promptings of His Spirit, moves someone to recognize your need and respond with the very need God has appointed  – even though you never asked that person directly.

Miracles reveal God's ongoing activity

A man who had suffered from an infirmity for thirty-eight years lay beside the pool of Bethesda, waiting for an opportunity to step into the water and receive healing. Because he could not walk, he was never able to reach the pool when the angel stirred the water. Still, he remained there—year after year—hoping that one day he might be the first to step into the water. He longed for someone to help him, but everyone around him was also desperate for healing. Even those who carried him to that place abandoned him for reasons not explained.

Perhaps his friends and relatives had quietly given up on him. If they still believed recovery was possible, they would not have abandoned him in that condition. Those who first brought him to the pool may have carried some hope, but after watching the situation day after day, they likely concluded he would never be the first to step into the water – the very requirement for receiving the miracle.

Left alone, without anyone to help him move, even getting into the water would itself require a miracle before the miracle of healing. His condition demanded divine intervention at every level. Yet the man did not lose faith. He chose to remain there, even though he had no idea how he could ever reach the water. (Read the full account in John 5:1-9).

And then Jesus came—speaking the word that changed everything: “Rise, take up your bed, and walk.”

How do miracles happen?

God is the ultimate source, and sovereign initiator of every miracle. The believer asks in faith as Scripture teaches (John 14:13-14; John 15:7), and God, by His Spirit,  actualizes and manifests the miraculous work (John 14:10). What we call miracles are simply the normal operations of God’s limitless nature.

Did Jesus give a timeline when miracles will cease?

When Jesus declared that signs, miracles, and healings would accompany those who believe (Mark 16:17-18), He gave no timeline for when these works of God would cease. His Words present miracles as the ongoing evidence of God’s active presence among believers—not as a temporary phase limited to a particular generation.

An analytical reading of 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 shows that Paul is not describing the end of miracles in the present age but pointing toward a future consummation—a time when believers will reign with the King of Glory, the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul anticipates the moment when we will see Christ face-to-face, when partial knowledge and partial experience will give way to perfect fullness.

In that future state, healings will no longer be necessary, because believers will be clothed with celestial, incorruptible bodies (1 Corinthians 15:40-55)—bodies that cannot fall sick, cannot decay, or cannot die. Likewise, earthly wealth and material needs will lose all relevance, for we will share in the fullness of God’s eternal Kingdom, lacking nothing and possessing all things in Christ.

Thus, Colossians 3:4 and 1 John 3:2 affirm that when Christ – our life – appears, we also shall appear with Him in glory. In that moment, our lowly bodies will be transformed and conformed to His glorious body, for our citizenship will fully and visibly be in Heaven with Christ (Philippians 3:20). We shall be like Him, and shall see Him as He is (1 John 3:2).

As indicated earlier, we are still living in a fallen world, and many sicknesses remain beyond the reach of medical science. These persistent afflictions remind us of our continual need for God’s miraculous intervention. While we remain on this earth, we depend on the power of the Holy Spirit to shield us, sustain us, and work miracles in the face of challenges that refuse to yield to human effort.

For as long as we walk through this present world, “our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm” (Ephesians 6:12; ISV). This spiritual reality demands divine power, not merely human strength.

Thus, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4). This is precisely why miracles remain essential in our time. These battles we face are spiritual, and the solutions we need are divine. Therefore, God continues to perform miracles, demonstrating His power where human strength and natural means fall short.

Miracles reveal God’s unchanging power – and His ongoing activity in the world.

Stepping Into The Reality Of God’s Word Ignites God’s Power

When we understand how the Word of God brings God’s power to life within us, we begin to experience miracles firsthand. The power of the Word is set in motion through belief and obedience.

Moving beyond intellectual recognition of Scripture involves integrating its principles into one’s worldview, decision-making, and daily conduct. When an individual’s actions reflect these values, God’s Spirit contributes to transformation by bringing strength, wisdom, healing, and spiritual authority. Such alignment grants access to spiritual resources, as the activation of divine power is associated with obedience and faith.

When a believer embraces God’s Word and Spirit, the mind is renewed, the heart purified, and the spirit strengthened (Ephesians 4:22-24; Romans 12:1-2). Entering this reality opens the door to divine possibilities and ushers the believer into the realm of God’s Kingdom, where spiritual principles transcends earthly limitations. In this dimension, believers become living channels of God’s power, bearing witness to His goodness, kindness, compassion, and miracles (1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 6:17). From such a life, qualities like courage, resilience, and spiritual authority flow naturally, springing forth as the fruit of walking in harmony with God’s Word and Spirit.

I was invited by a church in Accra to conduct a spiritual revival service. During the third day of the five-day event, the church leadership informed me about a former member who had distanced herself from the congregation following a distressing experience. Her son, who was critically ill, collapsed unexpectedly. She sought assistance from her pastor, located approximately four kilometers away, but learned that he was unavailable due to travel commitments. Consequently, she approached a nearby prophetess for help; however, the child unfortunately passed away while prayers were being offered. This incident led her to feel disillusioned, resulting in her withdrawal from church activities and a diminishing confidence in both Christianity and its ministers.

I helped her explore the Scriptures, teaching her how to use faith and embrace God’s promises. As she experienced miracles, her faith revived, leading her to recommit to Jesus and return to serving the church with new enthusiasm.

God’s Word—A Source of Spiritual Power

While I was guiding her, her younger son, about six years old, fell seriously ill one day. He collapsed just as his older brother had done years before. Recalling my advice that God empowers us through Jesus Christ, she laid hands on her son, prayed for him, and quickly took him to the hospital.

Doctors and nurses tried to help the boy in the emergency room, but he wasn’t responding. When an even more critical patient arrived, the medical staff hurried away to attend to them.

Alone, the woman went to a corner of the ward, knelt down, and prayed earnestly for her son’s life. After a while, she felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see a nurse, who told her that the doctor had returned to check on her son. Still praying, she followed the nurse to his bedside.

Eventually, her son began to recover, and after several hours, he felt strong enough to ask to go home, though the doctor insisted on observing him for another day.

News of her prayers and the remarkable recovery spread throughout the hospital. When I visited, several nurses approached me, offering money so I could provide Bibles for them. Later that day, I brought a box of Bibles to the hospital for those who requested one.

Our purpose is to guide people in connecting with the Spirit of God, so they can receive healing and miracles from Jesus directly. Miracles come from Jesus, not us, and are possible through faith in His Name.

I taught the woman to seek her miracle through prayer and faith; she received it when I wasn’t there. Her experience inspired the nurses to buy Bibles. Her son was discharged from the hospital the following day.

Faith enables miracles by aligning our actions with God’s power. Jesus illustrated this in Matthew 9:28–30, emphasizing belief as the foundation for receiving healing. Remember, the outcome of a miracle is based on personal faith, not the actions of the church or pastor.

A woman who had experienced a chronic issue of blood for twelve years believed internally that touching the garment of Jesus would result in her healing. Acting upon this conviction, she reached out and touched His garment. Subsequently, Jesus addressed her, stating, “Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole” (Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48).

The woman believed that just touching His garment would heal her. Her faith readied her to receive what she hoped for.

How Faith Works

Faith is a key: when activated in Jesus and God’s Word, it unlocks the Spirit’s power and brings miracles. A key initiates a vehicle’s ignition; similarly, faith engages the mind and motivates behavioral responses. Faith cultivates trust, providing vital energy for life. Faith sharpens the mind and strengthens the inner expectation. It prepares individuals to embrace what they believe, creating openness to receive the fulfillment of that hope. By anchoring thought and spirit in trust, faith aligns the heart with anticipation, enabling the believer to accept and actualize what they expect.

Authority for miracles is rooted in the Name of Jesus, with testimonies of signs and wonders manifesting through faith in His Name. The New Testament consistently affirms that healing and miraculous works are accomplished by invoking the Name of Jesus (Acts 3:6-9; Acts 4:29-30). His Name is presented not merely as a title, but as the divine source of power through which God’s Spirit operates, bringing transformation, restoration, and supernatural intervention.

Therefore, God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father, (Philippians 2:9-11; ESV).

Build a relationship with God for peace and goodness (Job 22:21-29). Studying brings understanding. Spiritual growth comes from learning and practicing God’s Word.

Faith brings miracles into reality by aligning our trust and actions with God’s power. This unwavering confidence influences our thoughts and reactions, enabling us to accept and internalize truth, which in turn fortifies our beliefs. With such deep assurance, we can receive and witness the transformative power of God’s Word in our lives.

The Word of God releases supernatural transformative power into the realities of everyday life. When His Word becomes living truth within you, the indwelling Spirit of God ushers you into the realm of divine possibilities, where natural limitations give way to the supernatural (Acts 1:8; 1 Samuel 10:6-7). In this dimension, the believer is not only strengthened, but empowered to walk in the fullness of God’s purposes, manifesting His presence and power in practical situations.

How to Become a New Personality Through Spiritual Transformation

Do you struggle to manage anger?

When provoked, do you feel an impulse to slap the person upsetting you?

When you feel angry, do you experience urges to fight or break things? Does your anger ever make you want to hit someone or damage property?

Do you ever feel tempted to hit your spouse or child when you’re angry?

How do you respond when people reject your religious beliefs?

When others verbally attack you and refuse to let you share your perspective, how do you handle the situation?

After you have explained yourself, if people still accuse you unfairly and refuse to accept your explanation – no matter how valid it is – how do you react?

Some people live as though they are enslaved by their anger. They feel helpless, unable to control their emotions. When things don’t go their way, instead of calming down, reflecting, and considering how to resolve their situation, they erupt in rage.

Horace said that anger is a momentary madness, and that we ought to control our passions, otherwise our passions will control us.

If you do not learn to control your emotions, your anger will eventually drive you to react in ways you will later regret. Instead of training the mind toward patience and non-violence, some people condition themselves to think violently. And every time we justify or emphasize violent responses –whether in words, thoughts, or actions – we are reinforcing violent behavior. Over time, this shapes us into more aggressive individuals and contributes to the creation of harsh, unforgiving societies.

Angry people often lack patience. They react before they think, because anger clouds judgment. In many ways, anger behaves like a form of temporary madness – it shuts down reasoning, and in that state, people can do terrible things without considering the consequences.

 A striking example was reported by the Ghanaian weekly, The Spectator, on April 30, 2011. The paper published a story about a Chinese man who, on Mar 15, smashed his brand-new one-million-dollar sports car in public while onlookers and media recorded the scene. He claimed the dealer had sold him a faulty car and was too slow in fixing the problem. Losing whatever patience he had – if he had any at all – he picked up a heavy metal hammer and destroyed the expensive vehicle in a fit of rage.

Robert Green Ingersoll asserted that, “Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.”

That Chinese man had lost control – his anger had extinguished the lamp of his mind and left him unable to reason.

Angry people rarely show patience. Had he simply exercised a little restraining, the dealer would eventually have fixed the problem. He also had other options: he could have donated the vehicle to charity or sold it and used the money to support a worthy cause. A village school, an orphanage, or a widows’ support group could have benefited greatly. In that case, he would have been remembered as hero rather than what he became.

Anger does not allow room for patience. People controlled by anger often lack both patience and tolerance. Sadly, many societies today are missing these virtues. Proverbs 25:15 reminds us, “By long patience is a prince persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks the bone.” (KJ2000)

Brian Tracy said, “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”

Anger does not consider the innocent. It is inherently selfish. When angry terrorists strike, they do not limit their attacks to those they claim to oppose; they harm countless innocent people who have no connection to their grievances. On September 11, 2001, coordinated terrorist attacks in the United States killed nearly 3,000 people across multiple locations. The greatest loss of life occurred at the Twin Towers. Except for 55 military personnel killed at the Pentagon, all the victims were civilians.

According to reports, including those summarized by Wikipedia, approximately 2,996 people died in the attacks (including the 19 hijackers), representing individuals from roughly 77 to 93 different countries.

These victims had no quarrel with the attackers or the organization behind the violence. They were ordinary people going about their daily lives. Yet the attackers claimed to be worshipers of the Supreme God – the One known for compassion, justice, and truth. They claimed they were acting on behalf of the Holy God, and that their violence was a response to His supposed enemies. But in doing so, they targeted innocent people who had no part in their conflict and no power to influence the issues that angered them.

This is the nature of uncontrolled anger. It lashes out blindly. And tragically, even after causing destruction, pain, and suffering, terrorists often do not achieve the outcomes they desire. They kill innocent people, devastate families, destroy properties – and still fail to obtain what they sought.

We can move toward positive thinking and healthy actions only when we intentionally remove negative patterns from our daily lives. This includes eliminating destructive anger – the kind that pushes us toward violent reactions. Instead, we must cultivate love and self-discipline within ourselves.

When we allow God’s Spirit to work in our hearts, He transforms our inner character. The Spirit of God empowers us to resist temptation and guides us toward divine truth and love. Scripture says that when we unite ourselves with God, we become “one spirit with Him,” (1 Corinthians 6:17). And Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God,” (Matthew 5:9; KJ2000).

Self-discipline must be nurtured deliberately. Whenever we slip back into old habits of anger, we should quickly remind ourselves that we are walking a new path – a path marked by calmness, patience, and love. As we repeat this way of thinking and consistently practice it, our brains begin to accept the new pattern. Over time, the mind reshapes itself to align with the renewed behavior we are training it to adopt.

The Holy Spirit transforms our human spirits to reflect God’s holiness and compassion by renewing our minds and shaping us into the image of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. As He works in us, we are empowered to walk in the good works God prepared beforehand (Ephesians 2:10). Our desires begin to align with His will, enabling us to live in righteousness, compassion, forgiveness and true spiritual maturity.

Furthermore, God’s Spirit changes us by shifting our thinking from worldly patterns to divine alignment (Romans 12:2). This renewal produces a new self – one that is “created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness,” (Ephesians 4:22-32).

God’s Executioners: Killing In God’s Name… Part 2

Killing in God’s Name

Jesus Christ taught his followers the way of peace; not to kill, but to express their views or beliefs without violence
  • Jesus did not come to kill; He came to promote a new order, modifying the Old Testament way of doing things.
  • He told His followers they should not compel people to accept their message. He said,

“But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, ‘The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this that the kingdom of God has come near you.’ But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.” (Luke 10:10-12… New King James Version)

When we attack people to promote our cause, we make them to see us as violent

God does not compel people to love Him

God sent Jonah to go and preach to the people of Nineveh so they would change from their wicked ways, else He would destroy them. It was not because they did not worship Him.
Jonah fled to Tarshish in a ship. God sent out a great wind on the sea and created turbulence. Jonah told the frightened mariners that he was the cause. He said they should throw him into the sea for the turbulence to cease.
All that while, God had not killed anyone. Innocent people did not suffer because of Jonah.

They threw Jonah into the sea, and the sea ceased raging. The result was a profound impression on the people; they offered sacrifice to God and took vows.

God did not use force to make them obey, and He did not kill them because Jonah was around them.

In spite of Jonah’s behavior, God spared his life. God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. No mention of what particular fish it was. After three days and three nights, Jonah realized God did not intend killing him. He prayed to God, and God made the fish vomit Jonah on the shore. Jonah went to tell people to change their ways and they did.

God forgave them and turned His anger away from them.

That is the way of a peace-loving God

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