Forced Miracles

It may or may not be the Lord's will to see the kind of miracles today talked about in the book of Acts. It may not be the Lord's will because people would perhaps get so caught up in the miracles people would forget about all the other truly important things of spiritual and physical importance. Some people who want a display of dramatic miracles are starving for excitement and these people want excitement from their faith. Too many times and in too many ways some people want their faith to be a source of showbiz excitement. We cannot force God to do miracles any more than we can force God to do any other thing we want to be done. The miracles of God are done according to His appointed time, place, circumstance, and will. The greatest miracles of God are not forced from Him. However, miracles are given by Him only as an act of His love and grace. What causes His love and grace to flow most often is our willingness to break our backs in humility and service before Him. We need never be demanding a showbiz kind of performance from Him.