Monday, January 20, 2014

Stories Of Miracles In The Bible

By Marissa Velazquez


Miracles are events that seem extraordinary. For instance, when a person who was confirmed to be HIV positive no longer carries the virus, it can be said that a miracle has taken place in such a life. There are other cases where a doctor proclaims the likelihood of a person dying in few weeks or months. Sometimes, the death no longer happens because of supernatural intervention. This has made many doctors to believe in the existence of God. Stories of miracles did not start today; many of them have been recorded in the Bible several years ago.

Faith is the primary factor for a miracle. This can be seen in the story of the woman with the issue of blood who got healed just by touching a part of Jesus' cloth. Before that fateful day, she had been visiting several medical experts who had finally given up on her. Her problem lasted 12 years before she met Jesus.

There are several stories of people getting their sight in the Bible. One of such stories is related to Blind Bartimeus. Bartimeus was blind right from the day he came from his mother's womb. As a result of his condition, he always sat by the road side asking for gifts. One day, he got the greatest gift of His life as Jesus came around. Jesus healed his blindness and he began to see clearly, like every other person.

The demon possessed man who said his name was legion was also cured by Jesus. On seeing him from afar, he ran to him and bowed down. This man had been rejected by his people because he often caused havoc and broke off chains that were used to hold him. Jesus took care of him and sent the demons to a swine.

Another astonishing wonder was Jesus walk on water. The purpose of this miracle was not to show off but to let his disciples know they could do anything he does by simply looking unto Him. This is true because He also beckoned on Peter to do the same.

Another miracle is the feeding of five thousand men with few slices of bread and two fish. This happened after Jesus taught the crowd and felt the need to feed them before letting them go. There was nothing around except five loaves of bread and two fish which were found in the hands of a little boy in the crowd. Jesus used this to feed the multitude and there were 12 baskets remaining.

There are also stories of resurrection from the dead. One of such stories is the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead, after he had been buried for four days. Jesus purposely refused going to see his friend, Lazarus, when he was told of the state of his health because he wanted God's name to be praised by the outcome.

The Old Testament also has many stories of miracles. Some of them include the exit of the Israelites through the Red Sea, the creation of the world, destroying the walls of Jericho and the restoration of Naaman. All these stories are recorded to let everyone know that miracles are still possible today.




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