Miracles | Miraculous Signs

One of my favourite movie lines of all time is, “the greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing the world he did not exist.” But he very much exists, and he is very active in this world. The reality is that we struggle to embrace the supernatural and miraculous aspects of the Scriptures… and the implications of those things on our life and faith. Some people, even those who say they are followers of Jesus’ way, outright reject them. 

But it is not just the Devil, demons or the idea of incarnate evil that trips us up, it is miracles of any kind, and anything we cannot explain through what we define as rational. Yet, so much of the natural world we engage every day lacks the explanation of “how,” including the wind, or the earth’s ability to dually spin and not fling us from it.Further, for those of us who are followers of Jesus, the Scriptures are clear that the supernatural—both redemptive and non-redemptive—is real and we embrace their reality when we embrace Jesus.

Miraculous signs should accompany the lives and works of followers of the Way. If they do not accompany my life, or yours, then there is an opportunity for us to truly trust Jesus, and seek to see these things in His name. Only then will the church be all that God designed and designated it to be.