Tusko writes:
I think God is canny and tailors his miracles to the audience. If he were to do any today, they'd have to be a lot more impressive.
For one thing, I agree with Jar in that miracles were not intended to impress anyone necessarily. Allow me to quotemine for a moment:
NIV writes:
Matt 12:38-40--Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."
He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
We need to ask ourselves why it is that people need proof? Why do they look for some confirmation of validity through a miracle? Just what
is a miracle, anyway?
Dictionary writes:
n. - miracle -- (any amazing or wonderful occurrence)
n. - miracle -- (a marvelous event manifesting a supernatural act of God) Ringo asked why it was any more wonderous to feed 5000 than it is to feed one. Jesus mentioned the fact that His followeres would be doing greater things than He did. Perhaps that is like a Father saying that his kids will go farther in life than he did.
All of us deserve the
customer service that Thomas received. The problem may well be that there are not enough clerks on duty!
To you, Tusko, a miracle may be nothing more than an act of kindness from a stranger at the time you needed it the most.
Miracles do not have to involve Laser Light shows or Pyrotechnic wizardry in order to be valid.
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