Sunday Sabbath February 28 2016  JESUS IS A MIRACLE

 

Soup for breakfast, yogurt, cereal, and fruit for lunch and we plan to have Subway Sandwich for dinner.  I guess today was a good day for me to start on mixing up my recipe for living.

Our son and his family are coming over to help move furniture while I sew patches on my grandson’s Karate outfit.  At least that is what I think I’m supposed to do.  And, rather than me spending time cooking this afternoon, we all decided to go out for Subway’s special, which is a foot long sub for $6.00.  The special ends tomorrow February 29^th.  We never want to pass up a special price at Subway’s.  Dave and I order one, foot long sub, and then split it.  Afterwards, we go next door to MacDonald’s so the boys can run and climb on their indoor equipment.  When they tire out we all indulge in a soft serve vanilla cone and head for home.  No need to wash dishes or clean the kitchen.  My kind of day!  Dave would have cleaned the kitchen, but it takes me a lot longer and a lot more work, to get it messed up in the first place.

And the best thing about today is that it is Sunday.  A day when we do try to get extra rest.  So this blog will be short and sweet (I hope).  I will tell you about one little story that an older man at church told me today.  I’ve known this man for 30 years.  He will be 80 years old this year.  I went up to him and asked him to share some of his wisdom with me.  I told him I like to hear what those who are older have to say.  And I am rapidly running out of people who are older than me.

This is his story.  I don’t know all the fine details of this man’s life but I do know he has children.  He told me that all his children and grandchildren are in some ministry of service to the Lord.  He advised me to be sure and pray for my children and grandchildren with great fervor that they not wander from God’s presence.  Then Mr. “R” told me about a story that happened recently.  One of his granddaughters has just returned from a mission’s trip.  She was in Thailand and two other countries.  Of course I can’t remember the names of the other countries but she had a story about what happened while ministering in the last country she was in.

Mr. R’s granddaughter and another person on her missions team decided to go out and minister to the children. They purchased 10 candy bars to share with the children they they might meet.  Shortly after leaving the store they came across two young children, gave them each a candy bar, and told them about the love of Jesus.  And then it seemed there were no more children to be found.  Finally, they decided to walk to the beach and see if there were more children there.  When they got there the children gathered around them.  The twosome with the candy bag started to hand each child a candy bar.  All total, they handed out 18 candy bars and when all the children had one there was one left in the bag.  Add the 18 candy bars to the first two handed out, and all total they handed out 20 with one left over.  They had only purchased 10.

The above story reminds me of the scriptures in the Bible in Mark chapter 6 and Mark chapter 8 about Jesus taking the loaves of bread and the fish, blessing it, and feeding over 5,000 or more by each account.  It was recorded as a miracle.  And miracles still happen today.  And I believe that this miracle of the candy bars is no different than Jesus having faith for His Father’s provision and having it come to pass.  Jesus spoke to His disciples and instructed that they do as He did.  And we today, are still the disciples of Jesus.  And we today, are also instructed to do as Jesus did. 

There is so much to know, and so much to learn from God’s Holy Word.  It’s as if I can never absorb enough of the wonderful teaching within its chapters.  I just wish I could retain it all.

 

JESUS IS A MIRACLE

By Kathleen Martens

February 28, 2016

 

God of creation

A wonder to behold.

A marvel more awesome

Than silver or gold.

 

And we His children,

Disciples of His Son,

Are initiated to do

What Jesus has done.

 

We are instructed

To heal the lame

With the faith of a seed

Spoken in Jesus’ name.

 

We are to believe

In God’s provision

That He supplies our needs

Without derision.

 

So why should we be

So surprised

When our prayers are answered

Without compromise?

 

A miracle to us

Is not the norm,

Yet we believe in the virgin birth

When Christ was born.

 

SINCE JESUS IS A MIRACLE

To Him nothing is new.

To us a phenomenon,

To see a miracle come true.

 

My prayer for you today is that you would allow God to open the eyes of your heart, and that you would see, as He sees.

God bless you and have a great Sunday Sabbath.

 

So when a miracle happens

Know it is true

That God the creator

Is creating miracles through you.