November 12, 1998, Thursday

Would you consider it a miracle if you were declared

dead, and then later awoke and were alive? Is there

one who is capable of managing your affairs? Would

you feel better if there was no guilt of wrongdoing

in your life?

John tells us that a man named Nicodemus went

to Jesus to find the answer to his question. How

can a man be born again? He had seen and heard

about the supernatural power of Jesus, but what

he preached about a man "to be born again", he

had to know firsthand--So one night he went to

Jesus and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You

are a Teacher sent by God. No one could perform

the miracles You are doing unless God were

with him" (John 3:2). Jesus then explained what

made that miracle possible. The Gospel of believing

by John tells us that a man must believe to be born

again, and God's miracles begin in his life.

God reminded Jeremiah that his ideas were not

logical given his present situation---The Lord

said, "Jeremiah, if you get tired racing against

people, how can you race against horses? If you

can't even stand up in open country, how will you

manage in the jungle by the Jordan? Jeremiah

began to put the events and present circumstances

into perspective when he realized that God was

managing his affairs.

Peter preached to his fellow Hebrews to remind them

that they were responsible for setting a murderer

free and mortifying an innocent person. But not just

any innocent person, it was the Son of God----"You

killed the one who leads to life, but God raised Him

from death—and we are witnesses to this" (Acts 3:15).

But bless God, it was according to His plan to make

it work for the good of mankind.

Let us remember who is the God that makes all things

possible. God's name is Jehová, or Yahweh. Jehová is

the Lord of miracles. He alone has the power to

manage our life. He alone was mortified by a death

that had no power to hold Him. He used His power

to overcome sin and death for us. Lift your hands to

Him and Praise Him today for the power and purpose

of His miracles today!