Miracles Happen Everyday

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Shalom all;

I’m currently reading a book written by Craig Keener titled, “Miracles: The Credibility of The New Testament Accounts”

Let me first say, it is an amazing work and I recommend it to all who struggle with accepting the miraculous; I’d go so far to say that you can’t, with an open mind, leave reading it not believing that miracles occur.

With that, miracles have been on my mind lately.

On that note, I was wondering if anyone here would like to share their own miraculous story or event; it can be as small as an answered prayer, or as big as a resuscitation from the dead.

I’m posting this thread in Apologetics because, even though miracles are more spiritual and devotional, they can certainly be used to defend faith, especially faith in a G-d who has supposedly worked miracles throughout human history. ( The G-d we all claim to follow )

So, my friends, my fellow talmidim of Yeshua Ha Mashiach, has G-d worked any miracles in your life?

I’d love to hear any and all of your stories.

Shalom Aleichem
 
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Shalom Nimzovik;

Looking forward to hearing your miracle encounter!
 
Shalom all once more,

To get things going, I’d like to offer, not my own miracle experience, but one of my favorite parts of Craig Keener’s book to share with you.

The subject is praying in the tongue of the Angels, IE; being able to pray in perfect diction and languages not previously known by the person conducting the prayer.

A few examples from the text follow;
A French major, Mansfield listened as a friend, praying in tongues, prayed in French with perfect pronunciation, and Mansfield discovered afterward that the friend did not even know that he had been praying in French.
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When central African believers received tongues, “we heard perfect English and beautiful French by natives who had never heard” them, as well as “South African Dutch and German.”
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My student Leah Mackinskas-Le, regarding her Jewish mother becoming a believer in Jesus because she understood the Hebrew prayer of an uneducated pastor’s prayer in tongues.
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A Jewish bystander confirmed an utterance as perfect Hebrew, according to Dennis Balcombe.
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There are countless more citations.

Interesting to see such phenomena being reported in the modern world, just as it was recorded in the Brit Chadashah, specifically the acts of the Ruach Hakodesh as recorded by Luke.

I hope you enjoyed these small examples; does anyone else have anything similar that has happened in their own life?

Shalom Aleichem
 
Our first child (Joshua is now a strong 21-year old man) was born (healthy) with an unusual condition. If the umbilical cord has a knot in it, it is very problematic. Joshua’s cord had TWO knots in it. The doctor who delivered him was stunned - he just held the cord in his hands and repeated over and over again, “I have never delivered one of these alive.”

My later research showed that such babies are rarely delivered alive, but (obviously) some are. So one could argue that this was no miracle - we simply “got lucky” with the mathematical odds (kinda like winning the lottery). And I am a mathematician - I understand probabilities, and I recognize that my anecdotal experience proves nothing. But it still seems like a miracle to me. Could one not also argue that ALL such live deliveries are miracles? (ie, God stacks the deck.) Could one not also argue that ALL live deliveries PERIOD are also miracles?

Could we argue that life itself is a miracle?
 
Shalom to you too sir.

Well… One experience goes like this.

I had a brother that died of a tragic car collision after experiencing acute episodes of schizophrenia for years. I had prayed for him much before and after.

Since then, very, very often I get called by his name as opposed to my name. His name certainly is not that common. I get called by his name by people that never knew him or indeed, knew that I even had a brother. People speaking to my wife when I am not present have referred to me by my brother’s name as well. I have been called by his name by waitresses, co- workers, relatives, fellow church goers, etc. etc. I have often asked people why they called me by that particular name and the answer I get is generally like this: “…gee… I don’t know why…”

So… Every time this happens I pray for the him and also for the dead in general.

When I was working as a vocational coach at a Psych. Facility for the Developmentally Disabled with a poplulation that primarily served Forensic PC clients, I was sitting across from a young man that had a very dark heaviness about him. He observed my religious medal I wear around my neck. He asked if I were a Christian. I responded in the affirmative. He answered that he was a satanist. Another Client at the table immediately then referred to me by my brother’s name. Ok… I have been here before… I am always careful when I get called by my brother’s name, not only to pray for the dead but to be aware of some potential spiritual oppurtunity that may present itself. I then prayed for the dead and for the satanist as well.

Approx. some six months later I was walking past the facility residence where the satanist stayed. He happened to come out the door at that particular time I was passing by. He stopped me and he just spiritually glowed. He stated that he was a Christian now. He was very happy.

I encouraged and congratulated him and smiled to myself as I went about my way.

I have subsequently experienced numerous events regarding being called by the name of my deceased brother.

Ergo, I am very fond of praying for the dead. No doubt remains in me about the benefits of this practice.

Hmmmmmmm… Was it Augustine that said " Angels are thoughts that think themselves"? Perhaps God permits the souls in purgatory similar mechanisms?🤷
 
DavidFilmer said:
Our first child (Joshua is now a strong 21-year old man) was born (healthy) with an unusual condition. If the umbilical cord has a knot in it, it is very problematic. Joshua’s cord had TWO knots in it. The doctor who delivered him was stunned - he just held the cord in his hands and repeated over and over again, “I have never delivered one of these alive.”

My later research showed that such babies are rarely delivered alive, but (obviously) some are. So one could argue that this was no miracle - we simply “got lucky” with the mathematical odds (kinda like winning the lottery). And I am a mathematician - I understand probabilities, and I recognize that my anecdotal experience proves nothing. But it still seems like a miracle to me. Could one not also argue that ALL such live deliveries are miracles? (ie, God stacks the deck.) Could one not also argue that ALL live deliveries PERIOD are also miracles?

Could we argue that life itself is a miracle?
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Shalom David;

In Craig Keener’s book there was an anecdote of a baby born dead, with the umbilical cord wrapped around its neck like a noose. Apparently the child had been dead inside the mother for a few hours. A group of Christians prayed for the baby’s recovery in Yeshua’s name, and, as they prayed, the baby showed signs of life, started moving, and began to cry. There was no sign of brain damage, and the child grew to be a healthy, productive adult, serving as a pastor in the local church.

Your experience, to a skeptic, might not be convincing as some other, more dramatic claims can be, but I believe it was a miracle.

Following up on that, I agree, yes; Life itself is most certainly, a miracle.

Shalom Aleichem
 
Nimzovik said:
Shalom to you too sir.

Well… One experience goes like this.

Approx. some six months later I was walking past the facility residence where the satanist stayed. He happened to come out the door at that particular time I was passing by. He stopped me and he just spiritually glowed. He stated that he was a Christian now. He was very happy.

I encouraged and congratulated him and smiled to myself as I went about my way.
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Shalom Nimzovik,

Thank you for sharing such an interesting phenomena!

That’s great to hear the satanist came to faith, hopefully it was a permanent transition.

Reminds me of a section in Craig Keener’s book where he talks about “power encounters” as they call them.

A power encounter, to those who need some background, is when a person, say of another faith (usually tribal or occult linked) runs into a talmid Ha Yeshua, and therein-sues a clash of kingdoms, one could say.

One example specifically was from a small tribal village in Africa, where native shamanistic and spiritualistic practices were predominant. A Christian missionary was staying in the village when a local man walked in to a shop the missionary happened to be in. The man declared that his god was more powerful than the missionary’s Yeshua, and that at midnight that night, he would send his spirit to come and terrify the missionary and his family.

The missionary went home and began to pray with his family for protection immediately. At midnight they heard what they described as heavy footsteps surrounding the house, as if the entity were 30 feet tall. This went on for almost 20 minutes, as they continued to pray, still hearing the loud footsteps and frightening noises outside.

Eventually the sounds stopped, and the next day the man came to greet the missionary, saying, “when my spirit came to try and frighten you last night, he could not enter your house, there was a ring of fire that surrounded the entire property. Surely your god is powerful!”

Very interesting indeed.

Yeshua is the highest, none other can be greater than He.

Shalom Aleichem
 
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