Pray and Expect Miracles!

Dennis Edwards

I just think there is a balance in everything. We can pray and expect miracles, but if not....We have seen a lot of healings and miracles in our lifetime and walk with the Lord. If those suffering some chronic disease like Parkinson don't get healed immediately, how are they going to feel. I just think they could get discouraged. 

Life is a battle. It's not easy. We should be walking in victory, but often we are struggling. What are we going to do? We're going to smile through our tears. We're going to pick up our cross, whatever it may be, and run the race with patience looking unto Jesus. We're going to draw nigh to Him in faith, and that drawing is what is going to transform us. Spending time in prayer, isn't for God's benefit, but for ours. We are transformed in those moments of quiet prayer and reflection. Prayer is for the transforming of our character more than for the answering of our requests. That's what I think. 

Let's pray over everyone that needs it. Let's lay hands, anoint with oil, petition or declare. Just the fact that we spend the time and show the concern for those that are sick and struggling may be an encouragement to them and their faith will be activated and God will heal. But if He doesn't heal at the moment, it could be he is working a bigger miracle in their hearts and in the hearts and lives of those around them. Who knows the wonderous ways of God. His ways are past finding out. There's no perfect formular. 

Jordan Peterson's wife got healed by praying the rosary with a friend daily and doing the stations of the cross. She ended up renewing her Catholic faith and her intellectual husband had to acknowledge something had happened. How can we understand the ways of God. We can pray to remove the mountains and cast them into the sea, but I haven't heard or seen of any physical mountains being removed, or any trees being plucked up, or any one walking on water. In some dire situation it very well might happen and God may do those types of miracles. Maybe the greater things ye shall do is not in the area of healing, though it could be. 

Maybe it's in the area of getting out the message, like the Chosen production, or Mel Gibson's films on Jesus. Maybe during those 3 and 1/2  years of persecution in great Tribulation God's grace will manifest and we will see even greater miracles and healings and walking on water, and mountains moving, and trees being plucked up. But even if we don't, we will not bow down to the idols of this world. We will sing in the face of the difficulties and rejoice that we are counted worthy to suffer shame and persecution for His name. 

Let's stir up our faith and expect miracles like the faith healers proclaim and trust that God will bring the results He desires in His time and place. God is sovereign. He is still on the throne and prayer changes things.