It's a Miracle!

READ: PSALM 28:7; MATTHEW 14:13-21; JOHN 11:38-44

Do you still believe in miracles? I know the Bible mentions that Jesus fed over 5,000 people with only a handful of bread and fish (Matthew 14:13-21). Jesus also raised up Lazarus from the dead after he had been in the grave four days (John 11:38-44).

Several years ago, my mom was very sick. I remember visiting her in the hospital one day. There were so many tubes in her, and my heart sank when I saw her. When I got home, I cried my heart out. I was upset with God. I asked God why He allowed my mom to suffer. Does He care? Does He love us? I hoped and prayed that God would heal her.

The next day in school, as I was washing my hands in the bathroom, I heard a loud noise. It happened so fast that I couldn’t react in time. I looked down, and there were shattered pieces of glass on the floor all around me! I looked up and saw a broken ventilation window. I went to find out what happened. It turned out a group of boys was playing soccer and one of them had kicked the ball too high and broken the window. I went back to the bathroom to check again. The floor was full of pieces of glass, and yet not a single piece had landed on me just now. How could that be? Later, I reported the incident to a teacher. He came to check the bathroom. The first thing he said to me was, “It’s a miracle!”

Yes, indeed. It was God who shielded me from the pieces of glass. He is my strength and my shield (Psalm 28:7). He protected me. A few weeks later, my mom passed away. I was not angry with God. I know God loves my mom too, and I knew she would be in heaven with no more pain and suffering. • Kelly Choy

• Both miracles and acts of providence are powerful ways God shows His love and care for us. Some Bible scholars define miracles as God setting aside natural phenomena in favor of a supernatural intervention, whereas an act of providence is God acting on our behalf through natural means. Have you or somebody you know experienced a miracle or an act of providence from God? What happened? How did you feel about it?

• Because Jesus died on the cross for us, and then miraculously rose from the grave, everyone who puts their trust in Jesus has this sure hope: even in death, we are held safe in Jesus’s presence until the day He will raise us from our graves and renew heaven and earth. So when we or someone we love is dying, we can be honest with God about how upset we are, remembering death breaks His heart too, and He always loves and cares for us.

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. Psalm 28:7 (WEB)