The Magnificance of a Greater Mind

When Abraham was about to slay his own son, Isaac, do you think he expected a ram to be caught in a thicket? Or an angel to stay his hand?

When Israel was thirsty in the desert, how many were betting on water coming out of the rock? And what about that watery escape route to the desert in the first place?

Then comes Israel, facing a ginormous Goliath on the battlefield. Were they expecting deliverance from a cheese-bringing shepherd boy?

Moving forward a few hundred years, Paul and Silas are singing in prison. Were they waiting for the earthquake that opened every door?

What would it be like to wise-up and expect the miraculous for once? Would it be a change? Would it enable God? After all, we know that God can be hindered from working the miraculous if we don't believe He can or will. I know some folks that refuse to open their mind to the miraculous because of the disappointment they might experience from getting their hopes up.

*sighs*

My girls are not old enough to beg for Dairy Queen yet. Here is what I KNOW. There will be a day when they beg me for Dairy Queen and I'll say no. Do any of us really think that will be the last of it from them? Well, I've destroyed their hopes and dreams by telling them no. How crazy does that sound? They'll ask me again next time and I'll probably say YES.

Yes, but, that's Dairy Queen. That's not a job situation, or a health issue. Now we're getting somewhere. We only ask for the miraculous when it's a life or death situation, and we CAN'T STAND TO HEAR A "NO". We can be so lame. Let God work the miraculous every day in your life. Need a miracle to get a project done? Ask for one. Need a miracle to make your numbers? Ask for one. Need a miracle to get the laundry done before company arrives? ASK. But we don't. We lean on our own strength and understanding and rely upon God when we reach the end of it. We need to grow up and embrace the magnificance of our Father.