READ: JAMES2:12-26
We often
neglect our own responsibility and expect miracles to drop on our laps without
any effort on our part. For anything you expect God to do for you, you must
take certain steps. Let me ask you a direct question: What steps have you
personally taken to experience the miracles you look up to God for? If you are
earnest about your needed miracles you will take some steps. One thing common
to desperate people is that they do desperate things. Their prayers are different
from the prayers of those who are not desperate. Desperate people, therefore,
get desperate miracles. You are not likely to experience a change in your
situation until you put your desperation into action. Do not just talk about
what you intend to do. The Bible says faith without works is dead. It is not
enough for you to wish sickness away. You will have to do what you have not
been able to do before, if you want to experience the power of God in your
life. A lot of people who talk about prayer do not pray. It is only when you
move that God will move. James 4:8 says: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to
you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you
double-minded.” If you stay where you are, God also will stay put on
His throne. Do what you can do and let God do whatyou cannot do. The man with
the withered hand was told to stretch forth his hand to receive his miracle, in
Matthew 12:9-13. The hand was restored after he stretched it. If he had not
stretched forth his hand, he would not have received his miracle. When those men,
who brought their friend, in Mark 2:1-2, found out that there was no way to
reach Jesus Christ, they broke the roof. They were desperate people who put
their faith into action. Bartaeus yelled until Jesus stopped and gave him his
miracle. You must lend weight to your faith through action. If you are not yet
born again, it is time to change your location. Leave the society of sinners
and join the society of the righteous. Stop your journey to hell. Change your
mind today and tell the devil to leave you alone. Open the door of your heart
and let Jesus come in. Let Him become your Lord and Saviour.
MEMORIZE:
ACTS16:25–But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,
and the prisoners were listening to them.
