NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL

 Good Morning

We are just ten short days until Christmas -

A time where we recognize the birth of Jesus Christ,

A time where we spend time together as families & friends,

A time where gift giving abounds – much like the precious Gift that was given to all

I love this time of year!

 

We are also nearing the end of Hanukkah –

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival Of Lights, is a Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the second temple in Jerusalem

The legend of Hanukkah gives an account of oil – enough for one day – burning for eight days

This happening is considered to be a miracle and is commemorated in one of the prayers/blessings of the first night of Hanukkah:

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, she'asa nisim la'avoteinu ba'yamim ha'heim ba'z'man ha'ze  Translated ‘Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, Who performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time...’

 

As my son looked at the menorah in our home, a dialogue ensued

And the topic of the discussion turned toward the subject of MIRACLES

 

It was interesting in that my son made an observation that ‘there are not true miracles ….’

His statement took me aback somewhat –

Then he went on to state, ‘what we perceive as a miracle is actually God doing what He does … allowing something to happen.’

His comments caused me to reflect on the completely natural reality of the supernatural nature of God

 

You see – we request the supernatural, we look for and celebrate MIRACLES

However – the truth is that what we perceive as miraculous is actually very natural for God

 

When looking at definitions of MIRACLES, some of the most notable were:

 

‘A highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences.’

 

‘An effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.’

 

‘An extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment.’

 

‘A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws.’

 

But my favorite definition was this:

‘A divinely natural phenomenon experienced humanly ...’

 

That my friend is the best definition I can surmise 

What is completely natural to a God ... which we experience .... it termed ‘miraculous’  by us

But it is truly just God allowing us to experience the awe-inspiring, majestic, holy, righteous and omnipotent nature of who He is EVERYDAY

 

What we perceive as extraordinary is standard operation and completely ordinary to the LORD:

 

Our requests do not require any mammoth effort on the part of God – He who spoke the worlds into existence [Psalm 33:9]

 

It was not difficult for Him to make the sun stand still so that His people could emerge victorious from battle [Joshua 10:1-15]

 

He could cause the amount of oil for one day to last eight days

 

He could produce enough oil to eliminate the debt of a poor widow and provide an overflowing reserve for her and her sons to live off of [II Kings 4:1-7]

 

He could – and did –cause a virgin to bear a Child [Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23]

 

He became a man, to save us all, to reconcile us to Himself for all eternity [John 1:14, Mt. 20:28, John 3:16]

 

MIRACULOUS to us … but just God being NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL

May you experience in a very natural way, the supernatural presence, protection, provision and perspective of God in every area of your life – today and everyday

Have a Blessed Day!

‘… with God all things are possible …’ Matthew 19:26