Post by michelle on Aug 21, 2008 21:59:20 GMT -8
I'm reading a book called "The Irresistible Revolution" and it says something really interesting about miracles.
"Back at college, I had asked one of my Bible teachers if he still believed in miracles, like when Jesus fed thousands of people with a couple of fishes and a handful of loaves. And I wondered if God was still into the stuff. I wanted miracles to be normal again. He told me that we have insulated ourselves from miracles. We no longer live with such reckless faith that we need them. There is rarely room for the transcendent in our lives. If we get sick, we go to a doctor. If we need food, we go to a store and buy it. We have eliminated the need for miracles. If we had enought faith to depend on God like the lilies and the sparrows do, we would see miracles."
I know that we've talked about how it seems like there are big miracles that still happen in 3rd world countries and how it's because they have so much more dependency on God. I thought this was worded really well and wanted to share it with everyone.
"Back at college, I had asked one of my Bible teachers if he still believed in miracles, like when Jesus fed thousands of people with a couple of fishes and a handful of loaves. And I wondered if God was still into the stuff. I wanted miracles to be normal again. He told me that we have insulated ourselves from miracles. We no longer live with such reckless faith that we need them. There is rarely room for the transcendent in our lives. If we get sick, we go to a doctor. If we need food, we go to a store and buy it. We have eliminated the need for miracles. If we had enought faith to depend on God like the lilies and the sparrows do, we would see miracles."
I know that we've talked about how it seems like there are big miracles that still happen in 3rd world countries and how it's because they have so much more dependency on God. I thought this was worded really well and wanted to share it with everyone.