Every Day Miracles

John 3:5-8

Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'  The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit." 

I believe God is calling His people to begin to walk in what I call EVERY DAY MIRACLES. This is when God through you by the Spirit touches someone’s life at their point of need. This may be a word of encouragement, direction, faith and hope, an act of kindness, an expression of love or concern, a gift, or a supernatural touch of healing or provision. It may be expressed in person or through a prayer, call, email, or text message.

In John 3 Jesus is teaching on the necessity of the new birth, but there is also an underlying principle here that there are two levels of activity. There is that which is born of the flesh (man’s will or ability) and that which is born of the Spirit (God’s will and ability). Then He compares what is born of the Spirit to the wind. The wind is not bound by man-made limitations, ideas, laws, programs, culture and traditions, but “the wind blows where it wishes.” “So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

EVERY DAY MIRACLES are born out of our willingness to move beyond our ideas, programs, and ability into the freedom of the Spirit’s daily leading in our lives.

In John 5:16-20 Jesus heals a lame man on the Sabbath against Jewish tradition and comes under criticism of Jewish leaders. Look carefully at Jesus’ response. "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”…. "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.  For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.”

EVERY DAY MIRACLES are born out of a passion for God, His everyday will in our lives and a passion for people. Our role in any miracle must be to serve people, anyone, anywhere, and anytime God directs.

My everyday prayer has become, “Lord, whom do you want me to touch by your Spirit today?”  Then I go through my day expecting to be used of God in some unexpected way.

May you discover the God of miracles working in your life and ministry today and every day.

Andy Clark