MIRACLES, SIGNS AND WONDERS

God also bearing witness both with SIGNS and WONDERS, with various MIRACLES, and GIFTS of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?” – Hebrews 2:4

The Will of God is for believers to move seamlessly in MIRACLES, SIGNS, and WONDERS: God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?”  (Heb.2:4). God confirmed and validated the ministry of Jesus with four things: Miracles, Signs, Wonders, and Gifts of the Holy Spirit! By these four, the Father publicly approved Jesus and His ministry and confirmed His identity as the Messiah.

Guillermo Maldonando in “How to walk in the Supernatural Power of God” provides some useful definitions of these key terms:

A “miracle” is an instantaneous work of God’s supernatural power, a divine intervention in the natural laws of time, space, and matter.

A ‘sign’ is a demonstration of God’s love or a seal that signifies that a person is distinguished or acknowledged. God uses signs to verify those whom he has sent, to prove that the cause they are defending comes from Him, and to glorify His Son Jesus (Mk.16:17,20; Jh.2:11).

A “wonder” is something unusual that amazes the spectator and testifies of Jesus while appealing to the imagination, intellect, and heart.

According to Maldonado, God’s purposes for miracles, signs, and wonders, include:

Miracles testify to the world that Jesus is the Son of God.

Miracles speak an allegorical truth concerning the kingdom of God.

Miracles persuade people to seek God.

Miracles, signs, and wonders expand and establish the kingdom in spiritually hostile territories.

Miracles, signs, and wonders are among the key to church growth.

Miracles, signs, and wonders are powerful means of winning souls.

Miracles, signs, and wonders challenge the minds of skeptics and others who are hostile toward the gospel.

Miracles, signs, and wonder are proof that Jesus is alive.

God equips His children to operate naturally in the Supernatural. Every Holy Spirit-filled believer in Christ should expect to see the supernatural as a normal course of life, in line with God’s Word. As we stand in faith believing His promises through His Word, in alignment with the Holy Spirit, we will witness the salvation of the lost, deliverance of the oppressed, healing of the sick, prophecies, words of wisdom, words of knowledge, and many other supernatural manifestations. Miracles didn't cease with Jesus’ ascension; in fact, He affirmed that those who believed in Him would do all the things He did, and even greater works. (John 14:12).

Miracles, Signs, and Wonders didn't end with the original twelve apostles. The New Testament severally reports others who moved in the supernatural, most notably, Paul the apostle: “Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them” (Acts 19:11-12). Peter had also referred to supernatural manifestations as part of the fulfilment of prophecies: “But this is what was spoken by the prophet…” (Acts 2:16). Joel prophesied: “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants—men and women alike. And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth..." (Joel 2:28)

Faith is fundamental to the supernatural, and belief in miracles lies at the heart of the Christian faith. We should always expect God to manifest the miraculous. Hence, we must learn to speak words of faith and not doubt, and see with the eyes of faith the possibilities in God’s promises, rather than focusing on circumstances. In order to operate in miracles, we must note that: human reasoning is often antithetical to the supernatural; the anointing is attracted to faith that places a demand on it; miracles should be a lifestyle, not isolated events; miracles must be declared to be received; and miracles exist in the “now,” not in the future by-an-by. By these, our lives can be Witnesses of God’s Miracles, Signs, and Wonders!