PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT--INVADING OF THE SUPERNATURAL!
Miracles, signs, and wonders are accelerating in the Body and will continue to do so as Heaven invades earth! The supernatural will become more natural for believers in Christ. Many songs will be written on the supernatural dimensions of the Kingdom of God and artists will express the supernatural in exponential degrees. Numerous books will be written in the next seven years that portray the miraculous power of God--some will be fictional and others Biblical accounts and testimonials. Script writers are going to be visited with Heavenly inspiration for movie and entertainment content that will portray the supernatural Kingdom of God. The internet will also testify through print and video media of the miracle power of God like never before.
Many believers will engage in power confrontations, demonstrations, and manifestations similar to what Elijah experienced on Mount Carmel. The Church will be growing in the supernatural, miracle-working power of God. Even children will be working miracles!
Healings will increase. Miracles of provision will increase. Supernatural deliverances will increase. Closed doors of opportunity will suddenly open. Miracles of household salvations will be made manifest and prodigals will return.
DEVOTIONAL TEACHING--WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
The word "miracle" is from miraculum: Latin for a wonder, a marvel. Webster's Dictionary describes a miracle as: "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs."
It was a miracle when Moses parted the Red Sea and when the manna fell from Heaven in the wilderness. It was a miracle when Elijah met the needs of the widow at Zarephath.
It was a miracle when Jesus healed the woman with the issue of blood, when He brought Lazarus forth from the grave, when the loaves and fishes multiplied, and when the storm was silenced by His word.
It was a miracle when He walked on water and when He turned the water into wine. It was a miracle when Peter and John healed the leper at Gate Beautiful and when Paul raised the man from the dead who fell from the balcony at his meeting. It was a miracle when the prison was shaken and the prison doors opened.
In the New Testament Greek Lexicon, a miracle is described as a sign or a token. In Mark 16:17, the Scripture says "These signs will accompany those who have believed...." Miracles are for believers to "work."
You can work miracles!
1 Corinthians 12:10, in the KJV version, describes one of the gifts of the Spirit as being the "working of miracles." The word "working" means the operation of or the doing of. The Lord makes it clear in His Word that His people who believe will work miracles. If you are a believer, that means you! The Holy Spirit is within you and in Him are His gifts. The power to work miracles is in you right now if Jesus is your Savior and Lord.
In Acts 1:8, the Scripture teaches us that we receive POWER (Greek: dunamis--the miracle working power of God) when the Holy Spirit comes upon us. This power has been given to you by God's Spirit so that you might do the works of the Kingdom.
In Matthew 10, when Jesus commissioned His disciples to preach the good news of the Kingdom, He anointed them with power to do the works of the Kingdom. You are filled with this same power and have been given the same mandate.
John 14:12 reveals to us that the same works Jesus did we will do also. That means that you, as part of His Body in the earth, will perform miracles, signs, and wonders in Christ's name.
In John 20:21, Jesus said that as the Father sent Him, so also we are sent. The world and even all creation is waiting for the manifestation of Christ through His Church (see Romans 8:19-21).
The following points help you to believe for miracles:
Believe that the Lord desires to manifest miracles today.
Pray for the Lord to work miracles through you for the glory of His name (meditate on Mark 11:24).
Find a need and declare with faith the promise of God into that need.
Believe that you are called to be a worker of miracles and begin to move in the operation of them (i.e. lay hands on the sick in order to see a healing miracle). Notice that the Scripture tells us to "heal the sick" in Matthew 10:8. It doesn't say to "pray for the sick." And in Mark 16:18, it says, "...lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." It does not say to pray for the sick. Action is important. Believing is not enough. Faith without works is dead! (James 2:20)
Persevere in your faith and the operation of miracles. If you are beginning to operate in healing miracles, minister to many people and "work" the anointing. If you want to grow in securing financial miracles, then believe for many financial miracles. Do not be moved by lack of results. Keep pressing in and continue to "work" the miracles. Rebuke discouragement. If you do not see results then press in some more. That is the nature of "working" the anointing.
Worship the Lord as a Miracle Working God. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in this way. When you focus on His miracle working attributes, you will empower those attributes within your life. Always praise Him and thank Him for His wonderful works.
SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
In the following passages in Mark, there are keys to the performing of miracles. Find these keys and note the miracles in each reading. You will discover that Jesus modeled, taught, and provoked His disciples to move in miracles.
Week One: Mark 4
Week Two: Mark 5
Week Three: Mark 6
Week Four: Mark 7 and 8
Patricia King
Extreme Prophetic
Email: patricia@extremeprophetic.com
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