But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also celebrate in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
~Romans 5:8-11
If you have cried out to Jesus as your Lord and Savior amid deep desperation (or in a light-bulb recognition or from exhausted surrender), you are an amazing, jaw-dropping miracle. You have been redeemed—paid for in full. Justified by grace, through faith. Reconciled to God, who moments before, was your enemy. You have gone from death to life.
From that moment, you are not only a new creation in Christ, but the Holy Spirit now lives in you—He is your Helper and Teacher (John 14:26), Intercessor (Romans 8:26). Sometimes, the Lord will allow for immediate deliverance (from cussing, alcohol, drugs, selfishness)…other times, He works through the Holy Spirit, brothers and sisters in Christ, and tribulations to whittle away our sin and fleshly desires. Each step in our sanctification its own immense miracle.
So, when life’s circumstances have you asking (or begging) God to show Himself miraculous, but He is seemingly silent, do not despair! When you feel alone, abandoned, or discouraged, perhaps frustrated by the seeming absence of God in your storm, do not forget! Walk over to the nearest mirror, gaze at your image—dropping all that self-condemnation—and remind yourself of a great miracle: You are in Christ, a child of the King, a citizen of Heaven.
You are not perfect—neither are your circumstances or the people in your life. But you are no longer dead to your sin, awaiting the deserved wrath of God. No, sweet friend, you are alive, a new creation, in Christ. And “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6). Trust Him. And when you interact with others in your church (or out in the world) who have also been saved by grace through faith, see them as the miracles they are too! (Yes, even the sandpaper people.) Oh, and when our daily activities bring us into contact with the lost (the walking dead), with whom frustrations easily rise (perhaps even anger), look at them for who they are: potential miracles. Each person, in their bad attitudes, cussing, or outright hatred for God, could at any moment become a new creation in Christ. Why not step out in boldness to start a spiritual conversation or invite them to church? As followers of Christ, we are, after all, called to be part of His miracle-making team.
As you’ve been walking with the Lord, I am confident that you have seen the evidence of our miraculous Creator God—even unbelievers see a stunning sunrise or the countless stars and know (Romans 1:20). You’ve likely experienced specific blessings, healing, a job or provision at just the right time. Praise God! Let us, like the Israelites with their ebenezers (1 Samuel 7:12), make mental or written monuments to His work in our lives. But when those aforementioned times of forgetfulness come, when we can’t seem to recall His faithfulness when we’re in the middle of a storm, stop…walk over to the nearest mirror…inhale and exhale His breath within your lungs…and thank God for the greatest miracle of all: Your salvation.
Lord, remind me. Remind me of Your great love for me, that while I was still Your enemy, You saved me, making me part of Your family. Remind me, in my dark nights of the soul, that I am a miracle.
encouraged by grace 