The Lord of Miracles

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.(John 10:10) By. Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran

Beloved! Our Lord Jesus Christ was a miracle worker when He lived in this world. He healed the sick, delivered the demon possessed, raised the dead and did many other miracles. The Bible says that the books of the world would not be enough to record the miracles of Jesus Christ which He performed during His three and half years of glorious ministry on the earth.

In Luke 5:1-10, we see that Jesus Christ was preaching to the crowd sitting in the boat of Simon Peter. Peter and few of the fishermen were washing their nets disappointed at having caught nothing. Jesus Christ saw their anguish and said, "Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch" (Luke 5:4). When Peter obeyed His word and did as He had said, he caught a great number of fish that the nets were at the point of breaking! Simon Peter was awestruck by the miracle!

Years ago, a Servant of God celebrated his daughter’s wedding in a grand manner. I attended the wedding with my family. Later, he shared with me the miracle that the Lord did at the wedding. The Servant of God said that he had invited around 1,000 guests for the wedding and expected around 1,500 guests to turn up for the wedding. The wedding feast was prepared for 1,500. But around 2,000 had turned up. After felicitating the couple, the guests took part in the wedding feast. He was quiet puzzled of how to tackle the situation. But to his amazement, all of them were able to enjoy the wedding feast. The Lord did a miracle in his daughter’s wedding and did not put him to embarrassment by shortage of the food in the feast.

When Jesus Christ lived in this world, He performed His first miracle at a wedding feast in Cana. When there was a shortage of the wine, He turned the water into wine and manifested His glory (John 2:11). The Bible says that Jesus Christ came into this world to give you life and set you free from the thief who would come to steal and destroy (John 10:10). The good news is that Jesus Christ is alive and death has no power over Him. He presented Himself alive to the Apostles and spoke to them things pertaining to the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). The Risen Lord Who performed miracles through the Apostles to show that He was alive will also do miracles when you are in distress. So, do not be disheartened! The Risen Lord is with you and will never leave you nor forsake you. He will do miracles in your life to show that He loves you.

Prayer:

Loving Lord Jesus,

I praise You for conquering death and that You are alive forever. You did miracles to people when they cried out to You in distress. Lord, do a miracle when I cry out to You. Let the world know that You are alive and let them be awestruck by Your power. I give You all glory, honour and praise to You alone.

Amen.