Why is it So Hard for God to do Miracles?

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Hmm, maybe I asked the wrong question?

You could be right. You might be asking the wrong question. It's not hard for God to do miracles. That's not the issue. The problem is that I believe he expects US to do them!

I'm not going to say that we're turning things upside down in my area, but we're getting there. If you read the New Testament carefully, and see the things the apostles and early church did, you'll see a pretty vast difference between what they did (and their results) and what we're doing that's failing.

There are two main words used in the New Testament that are translated in King James as "authority." They are "DUNAMIS", and "EXOUSIA". Dunamis is the mighty, miraculous power of God. Exousia is the authority of God. The church needs to wake up and see that WE HAVE POWER AND AUTHORITY. Authority without power is useless. And power without authority is suspect. I might have power because I'm aiming a gun at your head, but if I don't have authority to use the gun (power), I'm nothing more than a criminal. The baptism of the Holy Ghost and taking His Name in water baptism gives us both the DUNAMIS and the EXOUSIA.

Acts 1.8
But ye shall receive power (DUNAMIS), after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Luke 10.19
Behold, I give unto you power (EXOUSIA) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power (EXOUSIA) of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

If you look at how the church behaved in the Book of Acts, you'll see something amazing. You'll NEVER read of a healing in the New Testament where anyone was screaming and praying saying "Oh, gawd, heal this woman of this disease by your power!" The focus of their prayer was the disease. They spoke to the disease, using the authority and power that God had given to them. They weren't asking God to do it. They were doing it because they knew they had the power and authority to do it themselves.

I can tell you that since this revelation, we are making a difference and starting to see the fruits of it. It's intimidating, I'll admit. And sometimes we still hold back for fear of appearing to be nutty or fanatical. But in those times where we break free from that, and believe God will back us up when we follow His leading, He comes through. You'll not find anyplace in scripture where Jesus refused to heal someone because it wasn't His will. The story of Lazarus was a little different because of a specific purpose He had, but the outcome was the same. Why should we expect anything different? He's the same God! We have the same power and authority they had. Jesus said "greater works than these shall ye do."

God Bless!

[shag]

Originally Posted by jaamez

You could be right. You might be asking the wrong question. It's not hard for God to do miracles. That's not the issue. The problem is that I believe he expects US to do them!

I'm not going to say that we're turning things upside down in my area, but we're getting there. If you read the New Testament carefully, and see the things the apostles and early church did, you'll see a pretty vast difference between what they did (and their results) and what we're doing that's failing.

There are two main words used in the New Testament that are translated in King James as "authority." They are "DUNAMIS", and "EXOUSIA". Dunamis is the mighty, miraculous power of God. Exousia is the authority of God. The church needs to wake up and see that WE HAVE POWER AND AUTHORITY. Authority without power is useless. And power without authority is suspect. I might have power because I'm aiming a gun at your head, but if I don't have authority to use the gun (power), I'm nothing more than a criminal. The baptism of the Holy Ghost and taking His Name in water baptism gives us both the DUNAMIS and the EXOUSIA.

Acts 1.8
But ye shall receive power (DUNAMIS), after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Luke 10.19
Behold, I give unto you power (EXOUSIA) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power (EXOUSIA) of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

If you look at how the church behaved in the Book of Acts, you'll see something amazing. You'll NEVER read of a healing in the New Testament where anyone was screaming and praying saying "Oh, gawd, heal this woman of this disease by your power!" The focus of their prayer was the disease. They spoke to the disease, using the authority and power that God had given to them. They weren't asking God to do it. They were doing it because they knew they had the power and authority to do it themselves.

I can tell you that since this revelation, we are making a difference and starting to see the fruits of it. It's intimidating, I'll admit. And sometimes we still hold back for fear of appearing to be nutty or fanatical. But in those times where we break free from that, and believe God will back us up when we follow His leading, He comes through. You'll not find anyplace in scripture where Jesus refused to heal someone because it wasn't His will. The story of Lazarus was a little different because of a specific purpose He had, but the outcome was the same. Why should we expect anything different? He's the same God! We have the same power and authority they had. Jesus said "greater works than these shall ye do."

God Bless!

Good post jaamez. Good points made.

[AbundantGrace]

I preached a message concerning this very subject last Sunday. It's a little lengthy, but I dealt strictly with the fact that sometimes, God does NOT come through in the way or the time that we perceive that He should. Sometimes it seems that we plead and pray and BELIEVE with all of our being and still... NOTHING! Even then, God is still Faithful!

If you're interested go to http://www.abundantgraceofpetal.com/services.html and click on "God's Non-Intervention" and then click the Play Arrow.

[Nahum]

Why aren't there more miracles?

Why is that the news media never reports anything truly verifiably miraculous.

When was the last time you witnessed a verifiable miracle?

[RevDWW]

Probably because of something you did or did not do!

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

When was the last time you witnessed a verifiable miracle?

Two years ago at a youth camp I got to help with in Louisiana, I witnessed a boy with his leg in a cast on crutches get prayed for by other young people and he told his mom he was healed. She took him back to the doctor the next day and I saw the x-ray brought back that night where the doctor could no longer see a fracture and his cast and crutches were gone.

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Why aren't there more miracles?

Why is that the news media never reports anything truly verifiably miraculous.

When was the last time you witnessed a verifiable miracle?

I didn't witness the miracle because I had to work but my pastor's daughter, who became my daughter in law today, was healed of Crohn's disease last year in a service where Eli Hernandez preached and laid hands. From the accounts of them that saw her being healed it was indeed a miracle. She could only eat bland food for months, suffered severe abdominal pain, etc and instantly she was healed and had hotwings that night without repercussions. She stopped taking her meds and hasn't been troubled since! I wish I had seen it!

[gloryseeker]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I believe God can do anything.

However, I often wonder why He doesn't do something.

Have you ever noticed how we make excuses for God?

We say things like, "well, there just wasn't enough faith in the room," or "it just wasn't God's will for that little child to be healed of cancer," or "just be patient, God will come through - just in time!"

I do not pretend to understand God, or the way He works. I don't know why He heals some and doesn't heal others.

But I do know this much.

Sometimes there is enough faith in the room and healing still doesn't take place.

Sometimes God doesn't "come through" like we think He should and great misery falls on those of us who absolutely, incorrectly, TRUSTED that the outcome would be positive.

What then?

Why is it so hard for God to do miracles?

It is not a question of ability. So, what then?

My comments are not intended to be negative. Having said that I think your question as it is posed is reveals the answer...my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.

God is not limited in any way shape or form. In fact, I would imagine He is ready, willing, and able is trying to speak to His ambassadors to GO, but His ambassadors are wondering why He is not doing it.

The problem is our ability to receive, our unfaithfulness to a Holy God, our lack of commitment. The devil wrecks havoc on the church because he has three weapons Christians don't have:

• Commitment
• Organization
• Discipline

Contrast the two time periods of Eli and Aaron. The power of God manifested powerfully even to the point of killing Aaron's sons for having the wrong kind of fire. Eli's sons were having sex with the temple workers...

We don't seek Him, He's not first, we rationalize His Word until it becomes of no affect, I mean really look at all the post on just this forum of people reaching back into the Greek and Hebrew to try and say what God really meant. Do we really think that God is unable to have His Word translated into English? I wrote a book and have already had it translated into two separate languages. If I can do it, I am sure God can.

God's ready, He just needs us to get on the stick...actually the Word!

[Tim Rutledge]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I believe God can do anything.

However, I often wonder why He doesn't do something.

Have you ever noticed how we make excuses for God?

We say things like, "well, there just wasn't enough faith in the room," or "it just wasn't God's will for that little child to be healed of cancer," or "just be patient, God will come through - just in time!"

I do not pretend to understand God, or the way He works. I don't know why He heals some and doesn't heal others.

But I do know this much.

Sometimes there is enough faith in the room and healing still doesn't take place.

Sometimes God doesn't "come through" like we think He should and great misery falls on those of us who absolutely, incorrectly, TRUSTED that the outcome would be positive.

What then?

Why is it so hard for God to do miracles?

It is not a question of ability. So, what then?

Brother, 27 months ago my sister in law died of cancer. She was 32 yrs. old, and left behind a 7,5 and 3 yr. old. It devasted our whole family. My brother has stayed strong and in the Church. My sister in law was a true saint and I know she died saved, which I know, that is the main thing. Still.. you cannot help but question why. My brother fasted 3-4 days a week for over 6 months. We believed God would heal her of her cancer. Multiple Churches were praying, multiple prayer lines. She died 5/28/06.

I know where your coming from, when it seems like God is just not regarding our requests. I'm hoping my family members won't stay bitter towards the Lord. It was such a hard thing.. Lisa didn't want to die. She had so much to live for. Please pardon me talking about something so personal.

I honestly do not understand why the Lord is not healing more often. The Lord is coming after a tested and tryed people.. who walk by faith and not by sight. I know the Lords ways are higher then our ways. These last 3 statements (facts) often do not comfort the hurt and confusion. Somehow it has to be enough to know that whatever God allows to happen.. is for the good. Even though we'll never understand it.

Never get offended in God.

God bless,
TR

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I believe God can do anything.

However, I often wonder why He doesn't do something.

Have you ever noticed how we make excuses for God?

We say things like, "well, there just wasn't enough faith in the room," or "it just wasn't God's will for that little child to be healed of cancer," or "just be patient, God will come through - just in time!"

I do not pretend to understand God, or the way He works. I don't know why He heals some and doesn't heal others.

But I do know this much.

Sometimes there is enough faith in the room and healing still doesn't take place.

Sometimes God doesn't "come through" like we think He should and great misery falls on those of us who absolutely, incorrectly, TRUSTED that the outcome would be positive.

What then?

Why is it so hard for God to do miracles?

It is not a question of ability. So, what then?

I really would like to know the answer to this myself PP.