All this. AND More. Now, God made a lot of big promises in the past, but this one is the biggest to me, because it's the most personal. He promised each and every one of us to be a vessel of Jesus-level miracles. AND More. God said He can do all things, and that nothing is impossible for Him, but why does the evidence of these impossible feats seem to be missing?
Sure, you don't have to tell me about the everyday, ordinary miracles (cue Sarah McLachlan) - the earth staying on its orbit, the sunrise and sunset, plants and animals and me waking up the next day thanks to God. But Jesus promised MORE. And after all, what is the Royal Priesthood but those Christians who are looking for the "life...to the full" that Jesus came to bring? God can transfer mountains to the sea, but I really just need to find a place of my own. God can pull a coin out of fish to pay taxes, but my accountant just shakes her head. God can feed 5,000 and do an encore presentation, but "fasting" has become a lifestyle of necessity for me. God can tell a fruitless fig tree to wither, but when I tell someone to "Drop dead!"... I'm kidding.
Still, this war with the Devil is messing up our divine lines of communication. Worse, it's making it seem that God is either sleeping, laughing or defeated. Which is, of course, WRONG. WRONG. WRONG. God's timing, I admit, is famous for being last-minute spectaculars (think Lazarus dead for three days before his comeback) , but I think that's a clue. Faith according to God is a never-ending heart attack during a rollercoaster ride. Yes, Royal Priests are spiritual thrill-seekers. In God's words, "My grace is sufficient for you." Sure, God can still do big miracles, but faith is stronger when you don't have proof. As Robert Langdon said, "Faith requires me to take a leap of faith." As Jesus said, "Blessed are those who believe but do not see." So...yikes.
In the end, big miracles have their time and place. If everyone who found God was given license to do big miracles, we'd have a million "Bruce Almighty"s running around wreaking havoc. As Rick Warren and Max Lucado remind us, "It's not about you." It's about God. Who's the Creator here? Ouch. Yes, the truth does hurt. And may get me imprisoned for tax evasion. But in that situation, one big miracle I take comfort in is when God sprung Paul out of prison.
