Lesson 111: God The Holy Spirit – Part 15

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT – PART 15

INTRODUCTION: In the power gift group of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we have studied the gift of faith and the gifts of healing. Now, we shall be in the study of the gift of the working of miracles I Cor. 12:10. It shall be in two parts. May the Lord increase our faith so that we might be able to appropriate this gift also. Amen.

1. WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
Just as there are physical laws to regulate nature, so are there spiritual laws too. Even some physical laws have their spiritual equivalent e.g. the law of harvest. In all cases however, spiritual laws are stronger and more powerful than physical laws. A miracle occurs, therefore, whenever God uses a spiritual law to set aside a physical law. Since it is God who is behind the working of miracles, there is nothing like “the days of miracles” which can pass away, instead there is the God of miracles who lives forever. God may use natural means in performing miracle e.g. 5 loaves of bread and two fishes to feed over 5,000 people; or He may use supernatural means e.g. the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Matt. 7:16; Job. 4:8; Gal. 6:7; Hos. 8:7; John 11:23-26; 43-44; Acts 1:9; Heb. 13:8; Mark 6:37-44; II Kings 4:1-7; Ex. 14:21; John.2:7-10; Gen. 19:24-26; 11:6-10; Matt. 2:1- 2, 8-10.

2. RECEIVING A MIRACLE DIFFERS FROM THE WORKING OF MIRACLES
Miracles fall into seven major categories: they are miracles of (i) supply (ii) raising the dead (iii) judgment (iv) deliverance (v) overruling nature (vi) unusual manifestations and (vii) Salvation. Examples of those who had experienced unusual miracles include Gideon, Balaam, and the children of Israel in the wilderness. Now, receiving a miracle is different from the working of miracles.

Through the gift of faith you can receive a miracle but you need the gift of the working of miracles to perform a miracle yourself from God today.

I Kings 17:10-16; 17:17-22; Acts 5:1-5; Mark 5:1-5; 4:35-39; John 6:36-40; Num. 22:22-23, 28-31; Deut. 29:5.