Jesus went to the Cross and paid for our sins, and on the third day He rose from the dead having conquered sin and death.
After the resurrection, He continued to appear to His disciples as well as do many miraculous signs amongst them. He did so many miracles that they are not even all recorded, in fact the book of John says:
“Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:30-31
Jesus did many other miracles and in fact continues to do them in the present when we walk in faith and are led by His Spirit. Sometimes there are big ones and other times there are small ones, however the small ones can be just as mind-boggling as the big ones.
It is a mystery as to why some prayers take years to get answered, while others are answered in moments…Some divine mysteries cannot be explained rationally, but rather, are to just be accepted and to be thankful for and marveled over, just like His very resurrection.
During this season of Easter, it is good to reflect on Christ’s payment for our sins and His glorious resurrection, as well as to rejoice in His intervention in our lives in both big and small ways. The biggest miracle is of course having our sins paid for on the cross by Jesus and having been given eternal life through faith in Him.
Small miracles and answers to prayers are also good to reflect on, as they speak of the personal touch of God into our own situations and everyday lives.
The following is a short testimony about one of those little signs and wonders that happened recently when calling upon the living Resurrected Christ:
A Quick Little Prayer
We were taking a walk/hike recently and were a little over a couple miles into it, when I started feeling pain in my foot. I took off the boots I was wearing—which usually aren’t a problem—to find I was just beginning to get a blister, which is quite the nightmare for a decent lengthy jaunt like this. My foot was inflamed and irritated in a particular spot, but a full blister hadn’t formed yet.
We were close to the ocean, so we headed over to the beach, going down some stairs, so I could soak my foot in the cold water for a bit to help soothe it and possibly stop the inflammation. I was concerned, however, of putting my boots back on afterwards since it would just keep making the area worse and cause a full blister to form.
I was hoping that it might be possible to walk back on the sand with bare feet since we had a considerable distance to get back to the car… about 2.5 miles.
However, the tide had come way up and that was not going to be possible since there were quite a few cliffs on the way. The waves would soon be slamming into the cliffs and would be impassable. I was trying to think of what to do: Going back up and taking a route to walk back on streets with bare feet for that long could cause other foot problems.
I had the thought, what if I could find some abandoned flip flops on the beach? People sometimes leave stuff at the beach…however, because of the high tide there wasn’t much sand or beach left at all… but I still scoured the area anyway, but to no avail.
Even if I did find some flip flops, the hope of getting the right size—I have pretty big feet at size 13— was a quite the long shot.
I went back in the water soaking my feet again, praying what to do and just prayed a quick little prayer: “Lord, I could really use some old, abandoned flip flops right now…”
I turned around to walk back towards the stairs and there was a pair of old flip flops sitting right there… I was blown away! …I had JUST looked right there in that spot a moment before … what?… whoa!
I was flabbergasted… the Holy Spirit touched me as I picked them up… amazingly they were the right size too! My mind being blown, all I could do was thank the Lord!
I cleaned my feet and put on the flip flops and started heading back… I was able to get back to our car without any further pain or injury and avoided getting a full-blown blister... hallelujah!
I remember our old buddy Harald Bredesen— a friend, a mentor, and one of the fathers of the Charismatic Renewal— who used to say : “When do miracles happen? Usually when you need one.” Thank you, Lord!
Jesus rose from the grave to give us eternal life and life more abundantly in this present time. He answers some prayers in unexpected ways that sometimes blow our minds.
Most mind-blowing of all though is that He went to the cross and paid the price for our sins and then rose from the dead so that we could spend eternity with Him.
As we reflect this Easter, it is important to realize the brevity of life and that eternity awaits after the final curtain. Believing on Christ and His atonement means we get to spend it in Heaven.
Jesus did the ultimate miracle when He rose from the dead on the third day to give us life eternally after He died in our place on the Cross. This is Good News to be reflected on at this time of year, and it is also something to be shared with others when the Lord opens up the doors.
Share the Good News where the Lord gives you opportunity and continue to look to Christ for more blessings and miracles to come your way.
· Harald Bredesen talks about Grace World Mission video
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· Video on Christ’s full payment for our sins
