You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
Psalm 77:14 ESV
Disclaimer:
++This series on Miracles is NOT about seeking miracles. It’s about seeking God. When we seek God, it positions us where miracles happen. God’s will is proven and the gap between our theology and reality is lessened.
29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.
John 20:29 ESV
Close the _GAP_!!
- Uncontainable
- Unexplainable
- Uncontrollable
- Unplan”able”
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
Acts 1:14 ESV
Power in Gathering:
++They were joined together, obedient, faithful and were seeking the Lord.
What if we did what they did? What if we prayed and fasted for 10 days?
++What if we sought after God with that same intensity?
Acts 2:1-4 ESV
God’s greatest surprises come when we seek after Him.
Mistake:
++We focus our attention on _telling_ God what to do, how to do it and whom to do it.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the days is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:33-34 ESV
We should stop trying to plan for God.
++God is an amazing event coordinator!!
Seeking God increases our _expectations_ for miracles.
And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
Acts 2:43 ESV
Simple observation with profound implications:
++How big something looks doesn’t depend on how big it really is. It also depends on how far away you are!
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Psalm 34:3 ESV
Final Point:
++Seeking God increases our expectations for miracles means, seeking Him until the impossible seems logical.
Seeking God increases our preparations for miracles.
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Hosea 10:12
Where has the soil in your heart become hardened? Where have you lost hope or lost joy? What have you stopped thinking bout because it’s too painful? Or stopped praying about because it’s too unbelievable?