God is not bound and limited by His word. He is not legalistically bound to do what has already been done in the bible. The bible is but a fragment of the wonders of who God is. The bible is a recorded collection of chosen interactions in which God interacts with earth. It is also the primary revelation on who He is, but it is not exhaustive. The apostle John states that there would not be paper and space enough to make a full and detailed record of the works of Christ.
John 21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
The bible provides us with evidence on how he breaks all precedents, all boundaries of logic, exceeding all expectations on His goodness, and doing ever greater works which show He is the Lord and King of all- miracles that prove the fingerprint of God, time and time again. What must break and change to accommodate this God is our thinking.
A partial list of miracles which were until their time of manifestation unprecedented – totally new.
Example 1 – The splitting of the red sea.
Example 2 – Manna from heaven
Example 3 – Joshua bringing down the walls of the fortress of Jericho
Example 4 –Elijah rising up people from the dead
Example 5 – The word of Knowledge given to Elisha about activities of the enemy king’s camp
Example 6 – Translation of Phillip the evangelist
Example 7 – Jesus walking on water
Example 8 – Pentecost baptism of the Holy Spirit
Example 9 – Peter’s shadow bringing healing
Example 10 – Paul’s handkerchiefs carrying the healing power of God
In every single one of those miracles, some of which we see God's people in a crisis and we don't really know what God will do next. When we see Him act, God Himself breaks Himself out of every box we can put Him in. When the need arises, when people find themselves facing impossibilities, God brings His power to bear upon impossible situations and shows His glory in miraculous works, exceeding every expectation, every idea we have about Him and show Himself for who He truly is- God.
For some miracles, He repeats, the red sea is split, but so is the Jordan river when the time comes for Joshua to cross it, it rolls back – a similar miracle with water occurs again. Other miracles are situation specific and one-off - the strategies used for warfare in the defeat of Jericho and David's strategies against the Philistine army and Gideon's against Midian are never used again. The word of knowledge is listed as a gift of the Spirit for new testament believers to walk in, something which is repeated in the pages of Scripture over and over, simply because God is a Spirit, He knows all things and speaks to men.
What is the Key to miracles? Simply, spend time to know the God of the bible in His presence in an experiential way. Moses walked with God before there was a record of the Law was created, Abraham also. Paul and Peter spent time soaking in God’s presence to know Him intimately. Elijah and Elisha did the same. Jesus spent hours in prayer in fellowship with His Father, only doing what the Spirit of God reveal to Him to do. We will be empowered with the faith to bring every impossible situation under the Lordship of Christ when we know Him in Spirit and in Truth. There is no substitute for spending time in God's presence.
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