July 8, 2008

Does God Still Work in Miraculous Ways?

Mon. evening I was at my boss's house listening to him recount an event that took place a little less than a week ago. He was headed home and was pulling a rather large planter with his tractor. As he was coming down the short hill to his house he hit a bump that made the planter bounce. This bounce caused his rear tractor tires to lose traction and he started to fishtail. He jackknifed and flipped his tractor while going about 20 mph. The tractor had a roll cage but he was not wearing a seat belt. He said he remembered looking down while he was sliding and seeing the pavement 4 inches away. He also remembers looking up and seeing the planter coming over the top of the tractor. He was sure he was going to be crushed, but the tractor stopped sliding before the planter rolled over the tractor. He escaped the crash with a brush burn and a very sore side. During the whole thing he never left the tractor. Never slammed into the roll cage. His arms were never twisted by the steering wheel as the tractor rolled. He was able to get out of the wreck by himself. He said he thinks their must have been an angel holding him as the tractor rolled.
I was rather awed after hearing him tell the story. God is still as alive as he was back in the bible times. He still protects us in miraculous ways. I know that God did miracles, but I often don't really think of them as real events. I thought of pastor's message on Sun. God has enabled men to walk through flames, raise men from the dead, and turn huge armies to flight with three hundred men. Do I really believe that he could and would do that today. At camp last week Tim Hawes preached out of Hebrews 11. Noah had never even seen rain and yet he still had the faith to build a boat that took him 100 years to finish. Abraham and Sarah believed that God was able to give them a child even though it was physically impossible. Abraham believed that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead if he sacrificed him. I was encouraged by remembering that I serve a God that has unlimited power. I was also challenged. Do I really believe that God caused a man to see that was blind from birth, and that he has that same kind of power today. Serving God never gets boring because he constantly sends challenges our way that require us to make a step of faith. As Mr. Fry said,” Isn't it fun serving the Lord. There is nothing that will bring more joy than serving him with everything you have.”
Greg

2 comments:

Rachel Dierking said...

wow! That is amazing! We often think that miracles were just " back in the day" but really it's just that our eyes aren't open to see how God is working today. Chrystal and I were having a disscussion about this, and even with Chrystal being able to talk to tammy at the water slide for that whole time was def. God at work. We just have to open our eyes and see that it is not just a coincidence, but God working out His plan. Thanks for the post!
It's great to be reminded of these things, and to see how God is working!

mike said...

Wow, sounds like Dale had some excitement!! It really is amazing to see God work. Glad to hear you're still learning even without me there to explain it to you=) In case you're wondering, I really don't mean that! I can't wait to catch up with you about what happened this summer. Miss you, Mike