A
woman selling religious books from door to door
feels a strong impression to pray for protection.. A few minutes later a large
and ferocious dog attacks her.
But the dog rears up several feet from her,
apparently
fighting some invisible, restraining hand. Deep
depressions clearly show in the fur of his neck where
someone-or something-holds him back.
Do
you believe her account of
the
experience? Does God really perform miracles today? Is He the same
as He was in
the
days of Elisha or the apostles?
I
have long been convinced that He works just as remarkably
today as in Bible times. But the person who experiences a miracle in his own
life tells his friends
and neighbors (if he dares tell anyone at all), and then people soon forget the
occurrence.
Why
does God perform miracles at all? He operates
constantly through His natural laws to accomplish
His will. But sometimes He allows matters to
come to a crisis, then intervenes in so spectacular a
way that no one can reasonably doubt that it is His doing.
It
seems to me that God can always achieve His purposes without miracles if He so
desires. Therefore, when He does work a miracle, it's so we will see vividly,
clearly, His love and power. He wants to increase our faith.
So
shouldn't we glorify Him by recounting the marvelous things He does and by
keeping them in remembrance? "Oh that men would praise the Lord for his
goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" (Psalm
107:8).
As
far as I have been able to ascertain, the stories in this book are all true.
From Hattie, the English heiress, and Dobry, the Polish peasant, to Bernard Gilpin, the beloved Apostle to
the North, they
were real people. Only a few of the names have been
changed.
But
these stories happened many years ago. Does God
perform miracles in the twentieth century? I know He does. I am collecting
modern accounts of such experiences today. Someday I hope to write another book.
In the meanwhile, these stories of God's love and power are far too beautiful to
be forgotten.
Jeannie McReynolds
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