Miracles…

September 26, 2007

I just read something that touched me.  Dori wrote this today on this post (click to read entirety) :

I have had this scripture in mind all week: “I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.” (Psalm 77:12-14)

Now, I’m not a Greek student…, but when I look at the words in this scripture I notice a couple of things. The word “perform” means exactly what we think it means, but when I look up the word “miracles” I find that it means something extraordinary, wonderous, miraculous, but it also means “hard to understand thing.”

…His ways are not our ways — we will never completely understand. Here’s an “in pencil” thought:  Perhaps during the times we understand Him the least is when He is performing His greatest miracles in our lives.

If I truly trust him…I will walk by faith.  I will not wear myself out emotionally in doubt.  I will not wear others out with my downcast-ness.  I will be hopeful, expectant, living “as if”.   

Lord, take me there!

PS:  I just finished half of Leviticus.  (Whew.  Have mercy!  That took all morning.  Praise God…it’s only TWO DAYS.  I WILL SURVIVE!)  

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