Two-Minute Time Outs
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Day 54: Miracles
Many times throughout Scripture, we see a correlation between the size of a person’s faith and the result of that faith in a miracle. When Jesus healed a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years, he praises her by saying, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.” When a Roman Centurion came to Jesus asking Him to heal his servant, Jesus exclaimed to his followers, “I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.” When two blind men follow Jesus into the house where he was staying he asks, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They respond that they do, so Jesus says, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
Does this, then, imply that if we don’t see miracles or answers to our prayers that we do not have enough faith? The answer may be yes AND no!
Perhaps the more correct question to ask is: Am I giving too much attention to me and what I want and the amount of faith I want to appear to possess as opposed to putting my focus and faith totally in Jesus? Our faith must be in Christ and in Him alone. And what does it mean if we don’t get the miracle we’ve prayed for? Most likely it means that God has a different plan—one that will allow us to see more fully His glory.
Paul was a man with great faith, yet when he prayed with faith to have God remove from him what he termed “a thorn in the flesh,” God would not perform the miracle. Why? God told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (II Corinthians 12:9). And that is the true miracle.
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Each day has 86,400 seconds in it. Can you give God at least 120 of them? That’s just two minutes! My hope is that you will and that in just those few seconds, you will find encouragement to start your day, end it, or soak in over a second cup of coffee. This body of work is just a portion of daily devotions I wrote for a radio program I had for years called TimeOut for Women. I’ve chosen and edited them so that they are appealing to both men and women. May they speak to you as God intends and encourage you in your daily spiritual journey!
About the Author
Julie Baker is an author, songwriter, recording artist, and motivational speaker. She has sung and played the piano since she was three-years-old! Raised in a small church in Battle Creek, Michigan, she gladly sang soprano with the adult church choir, starting at just 10 years old. Her church family laid the foundation for her love of God’s Word, and communicating God’s love through music and teaching the Bible. She is writing new music and recording it for her 10th CD.
Married to Paul since 1974, they have a daughter and a son, both married, and their son has two boys, who have become the center of their universe! Rather than slowing down at retirement age, Paul and Julie are very involved in their Orlando, Florida community and local Bible studies.
Julie’s website is juliebakerministries.com where there is booking and contact information.