Miracles and Blessings
Miracles & Blessings by Verna V. Nickelberry
What is a Miracle? What is a Blessing? According to Webster’s New World Dictionary-Third College Edition, a miracle is – 1. An event or action that apparently contradicts known scientific laws, and is a hence thought to be due to supernatural causes, esp. to an act of God 2. A remarkable event or thing; marvel; a blessing – The gift of divine favor; good wished or approval; anything that gives happiness or prevents misfortune; special benefit or favor.
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ach and every day Miracles & Blessings happen.
In Genesis chapter 12 the Lord is blessing Abram, and the
believe me, God has not retired or stop performing
Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy
Although we may not see or hear about them,
miracles or bestowing blessings upon us. Just to
wake up in the morning is both a miracle and a blessing. To
be able to think, to reason, to go about our normal day or what
is normal to us is in itself a blessing. Often time we take all of these things for granted.
There are so many miracles recording in the bible that we can apply to our life today. Miracles of healings; for example,
two blind men cured –Matt. 9:27-31; a woman freed from her infirmity-Luke 13:11-13; Lazarus raised from the dead-John
11:38-44, and so many more. When we hear of these types of miracles some of us think it can’t be, how did it happened, or one that I’ve heard a lot it “something made it happen.” Not
something! God made it happen and God alone! You hear about someone flat lined twice, and came back to life, that was God. Someone been missing for days and survived on only water,
God again! As you can see God is still in the Miracles business. Blessing (s), divine favors; who don’t want a blessing or better yet be a blessing to someone else?
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blessing continual today; “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee; (2) And I will
make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.” How many time
has God said move, and some of us didn’t. Could it have been that He was lining you up for a Blessing? In Ezekiel chapter 34 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel: (2) Son of man,
prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say
unto them. Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should
not the shepherds feed the flock?” Should we be blessings to others? Or should we take care of ourselves and not think of
those less fortunate? In all that we do or not do God is still in the blessing business. Ezekiel 34: 26 “And I will make them
and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause
the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers
of blessing.” We all have our season where God will shower us
with blessings, which we will not have room to receive! To God be the Glory! Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”