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Dear Christian Believers,
Greetings and God bless you in the powerful name of Jesus
Christ.
I’m presently reading and studying records
of “Miracles” that happened in the Bible. Wayne
and I are preparing to teach on the holy spirit manifestations
of, “Faith, Working of Miracles, and Gifts of Healing",
There are many Miracles of instant healing in the Word
of God, but there are also many records of Miracles that
do not have anything to do with healing. Wayne in his
search for the an idea of how many of miracles are in
the Bible came up with 162 miracles in the Old Testament
and 86 in the New Testament for a total of 248. Of 162
in the Old Testament Miracles, 78 were not associated
with “gifts of healing” and of the 86 in the
New Testament there were 14 not associated with healing.
The numbers my vary from book to book on this subject,
however one thing is for sure, God does not lack in the
“Miracles” category. After Moses had died God
called upon Joshua to rise up and take Israel over the
river Jordan and to possess the land that GOD had promised
to the fathers of Israel.
Joshua 1:2
Moses My servant is dead; Now therefore arise, go over
this Jordan, thou and ALL this people unto the land
which I do give to them, even unto the children of Israel.
That was the revelation
God gave to Joshua. NOW Joshua must decide to either act
on what GOD had told him to do, or he could rationalize
and try to explain away the revelation of GOD and why
he should not be obedient to it. He could have said, “I’m
no Moses; these people won’t follow me; besides the River
Jordan is at harvest flood stage, how am suppose to get
these 2 1/2 million people across this river; this jobs
too big for me.” You know something, Joshua would have
been right, this job is too big for him, but so are many
jobs God gives us to do. If we look at our own selves,
our short comings, our lack or weaknesses, we’d quit before
we start. GOD never gives us a job that we cannot do.
HE will provide or has provided us with ALL that we need.
GOD promised Joshua that HE would be with him, never fail
nor forsake him.
Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee
all the days of thy life; as I was with Moses, so shall
I be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Again Joshua had to
decide in his heart and mind to believe GOD’S revelation
and exhortation. Joshua chose to believe GOD and DO everything
he was asked to do. Joshua was obedient to GOD’s commands
and GOD parted the River Jordan, HE stopped the flow of
the water from the Dead Sea, and HE stopped the waters
coming down from the Sea of Galilee, and the waters were
heaped up on both ends of the Jordan. This path was huge,
because all of Israel crossed except for the women and
children of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe
of Mannaseh. Also Israel had to keep a space of about
3,000 feet away from the priests and the Ark. The scripture
says that as the soles of the feet of priests touched
the water’s edge it receded and they and Israel walked
across on dry ground. This was the first Miracle of Joshua
with another soon to follow. GOD has given us HIS revelation
in a book called the Holy Bible. He has given us commands
and exhortations to cross our obstacles and claim the
promises that are ours. We must learn to trust GOD and
be obedient unto HIS Word. Let’s take action on what HE
has asked us to do, like Joshua did. You need a “miracle?”
GOD is still in the miracle business. GOD is ready, willing,
and able. Are we ready, willing, and able to believe that
our GOD is with us, as He was with Joshua, and that HE
will not fail us nor forsake us?
Love
John
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