Small miracles - Devotion for 9/26/07

Small miracles – Devotion for 9/26/07

One definition of the word miracle is “an extraordinary event, perceived to be the result of the direct, purposeful action of a god or the agent of a god.” (The Oxford Companion to the Bible) Every now and then we get to witness some special miracles, from the miraculous healings to the miracle of a life changed. Biblically, we can point out quite a variety of miracles, from the parting of the Red Sea for the people of Israel to cross, to the miraculous healings found in the book of Acts. We also are quite aware of the first miracle recorded in the Bible – Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Jesus took that ordinary water and made it into extraordinary wine.

St. Augustine felt that there are more miracles that what we normally recognize. Augustine wrote, “At the wedding that day he made wine in the six waterpots he had had filled with water; but he does the same thing every year in the vines . . . the Lord turns into wine the water that the clouds drop.” There is no God like our God, who does miraculous things each and every day. Every day I am amazed at the miracle of life when I think of the 2 boys that Jennifer and I helped bring into this world. Every day I am amazed at the miraculous beauty of the sky. Each and every day we have the opportunity to witness miracles – big and small. Let’s not overlook the small ones in an attempt to just see the big ones.

“There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God.” Psalm 86:8-10