Blessed by Signs,

Miracles, and Wonders

All three works of the Holy Spirit, signs, miracles, and wonders, are mentioned together in only one verse in the Bible.  “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.” Acts 2:22

Hold on tight as I give you Troy’s Cliff Notes primer on signs, miracles, and wonders.

A sign is when God uses the natural to point to the supernatural. A microburst snapped the power pole, blew up the transformer, and cut the power to a friend’s house. The electric company put up a new pole and transformer, but there was a message in that wind. God used the natural to cut off an old power source – a negative way of thinking – and replaced it with a new power source – Godly thinking. When it comes to signs, only those looking for them can see them. I’m looking!

A miracle is when God changes, or exchanges, the natural with the supernatural. It’s when God intervenes in extreme circumstances and rescues us from negative circumstances, danger, or a major malfunction. Sickness is healed, a car is miraculously moved out of the way of a speeding truck, or an unexpected check that is enough to pay the past due mortgage shows up in the mail.

A wonder is a jaw dropper, attached to how wonderful God is. It raises the bar for new levels of faith. Wonders in my life include being given a million-dollar church campus by a near stranger before I even knew I needed one, and praying with a prison inmate desperate to get a message to his long-lost family. The next day, I was sitting beside his brother in a 60,000-seat stadium. It’s God taking you to the next level of His goodness.

If you haven’t had a mind-blowing, game-changing sign, miracle, or wonder from the Lord Jesus Christ, you need an injection of goodness into your life.