ACE #349: Do You Still Believe in Miracles, Signs and Wonders?

The other day as I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I came across a video of a young lady who had just received a doctor's report concerning her son.  She said that the doctors had removed a tumor from her son's brain and discovered that he had brain cancer.  She stated that she did not want money from anyone, but ONLY desired prayer from everyone who felt moved to do so.  Her story was shared by many people.  To me, she was a perfect stranger, but through her tears I realized we shared commonalities.  She is a mother - just like me.  She is a Christian - just like I claim to be.  She believes in the power of prayer - just like me.  

As I have thought about this young lady and her son's health, I pondered the question, "Do Christians still believe in miracles, signs and wonders?" as discussed in the story "Jesus Heals an Official's Son."

In this story, I find it interesting that the spiritual power of the words Jesus spoke were not enough, but there had to be physical, or sensory, evidence for His words to be believed.  There was no physical touch for the healing to take place over the official's son.  Jesus simply spoke it...at a distance.  Yet the miracle still manifested...instantly...in the same place as his very first miracle in John 2:

¹¹ What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

It is clear to me that regardless of status, for the Bible says the man was a royal official, healing is for those who simply have sincerity of faith.  It says that the man took Jesus at His word and basically went on business as usual.

So, today, if you struggle to believe in miracles, signs and wonders in these last days, then hold on to your faith and the lesson of this story that the power of the confirmed word of God makes the difference - if you believe it!

I remain in prayer and in faith that the young lady's son mentioned earlier shall live.  I invite you to pray with me.

John 4:43-54
Jesus Heals an Official’s Son

⁴³ After the two days he left for Galilee. ⁴⁴ (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) ⁴⁵ When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.
⁴⁶ Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. ⁴⁷ When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
⁴⁸ “Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
⁴⁹ The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
⁵⁰ “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”
The man took Jesus at his word and departed. ⁵¹ While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. ⁵² When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.”
⁵³ Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household believed.
⁵⁴ This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.