Glory of the Miracle Working LordSpeaker: Dr. Paul Dhinakaran Gist: Wherever Jesus went, darkness was removed through His miracles. Even today, miracles will take place in our lives when we experience His glory in our heart and praise Him. He is the Living God. The Bible says in Matthew 4:15,16 that the people who sat in darkness saw a great light wherever Jesus went. Light dawned on those who sat in the region of shadow of death. It means that wherever Jesus went, the darkness was removed through His miracles.
A few years ago, a woman from Spain went to Galilee where Jesus lived. Cana is a village of Galilee, where Jesus did the glorious miracle of changing water into wine. There is a beautiful church in that place now. A jar made of stone is kept there in memory of the miracle that Jesus did. This lady was astonished on seeing the stone jar in that church. Her heart was filled with the glory of the Lord. She held the stone jar and cried bitterly thinking about the glory and the power of Jesus.
Dear friend, if her heart could be filled with such joy on seeing the stone jar which reminded her of the miracle working Lord Jesus, how much more should our heart be filled with glory as we experience Him in reality in our lives! Miracles will take place in our lives when we experience His glory in our heart and praise Him.
Few years ago, I had been to Shillong in Meghalaya (a remote corner in India) to preach the gospel. I was going to pray individually for all the needy people in the hall. These people were tormented by sorrow and grief. Over five hundred people with various diseases and caught in various kinds of problems had come there. My heart broke on seeing them. I got on to the stage and said, "Your problems frighten me. But you have come with faith that if I pray, the power of Jesus will be manifested and He will heal you. I am not worthy of your faith. But we can trust the Lord. So let us all call upon the Holy Spirit with oneness of mind to relieve you from your problems." Without my knowledge, I cried to the Lord with much compassion, with the realization of the intensity of their pain, "Lord, these dear ones have come with great faith. My faith may not be as strong as theirs; there is no use even of me praying, they will only return empty handed. Lord! Please manifest Your glory! Come down, oh Lord!" The people who had gathered there also pleaded along with me to the Lord! The Spirit of the Lord descended mightily and filled the whole place. As the Word of God says, "The Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17). Suddenly, faith welled up within me and immediately I laid my hands on everyone and prayed for each one of them.
After a year, 'Jesus Calls Meetings' took place in that same place. A young woman from Guwahati, Assam, came there and testified much to the astonishment of everybody present there. She said, "Last year, I came to attend the morning meeting which was held here. I came with a tumour in my uterus. The doctors, after examining me, said that it was horrible and the chance of survival was very little. With a great burden, I came to the meeting with my parents, hoping to receive healing. And the Lord healed me miraculously." When she went to the doctor for checkup, they were surprised to see no tumour in her uterus. She was delighted to share with that doctor the miracle the Lord had done. Today she leads a blessed life.
Jesus Christ who surrendered His life on the cross for us in alive even today, to manifest His glory through miracles. When He comes down, the healing power also descends gloriously along with Him. Just as the people in the dark saw the great light through miracles, the same way, He reveals great light through His glory in the lives of everyone who trusts him. My dear friend, you too have a hope of glory in Christ!
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
Who can explain Your glory! You are a magnificent God. You worked wonderful miracles in the lives of everyone who came seeking You when You lived in this earth as a man. Even today, You prove that You are alive working wonders and miracles in the lives of those who trust You. Lord, I trust You. When I think of Your wonders, my heart fills with glory. Lord, help me to always be filled with Your glory and manifest it through mighty miracles. I praise You and thank You for being the Master of my life.
Amen. |