Even Now
June 6
You are the God who performs miracles;
Psalm 77:14
In the weeks since surgery had repaired his three congenital heart defects, two-month-old Nathan had failed to thrive, and was kept alive only by the machines his tiny body was connected to. Last night, the doctors had said, “We suggest you cut a lock of Nathan’s hair and take some pictures. We are going to remove him from life-support in the morning without orders to resuscitate.”
Yet, today’s cold gray dawn, and the doctor’s fatal proclamation could not dampen Ruben and Melinda’s faith, for God had spoken His truth into this critical situation as they’d knelt to pray in the hospital’s chapel last night. Emotionally and spiritually spent, Melinda had simply uttered, “Please, God…” And God had whispered, “Even now I perform miracles.”
Melinda had run to the Neonatal ICU to see what God had done. In truth, there had been no blinding light or instant healing. In its place was minor improvement.
“Don’t you think he looks better?” Melinda had asked the night nurse.
“Possibly,” had been the noncommittal response.
But Nathan’s ‘disconnect’ was postponed as the doctors concurred; “There are signs of improvement. Let’s see what happens over the next two days.” One month later, the Clarks, equipped with seven different medications, took Nathan home!
It’s been twenty-one years since that day, and Nathan’s Gortex™ patches and reconstructive procedures have stood the test of time…and God’s promise, “Even now I perform miracles!”
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Death is preordained (Hebrews 9:27), our time here is known only by our Creator (Psalm 139:16). When it hits close to home we are faced with our own mortality, and when it seeks someone we love we, like the Clarks, petition for a miracle, asking God to delay the inevitable. At that time, God will provide the miracle we ask for, or comfort us in its absence. Only God, in His infinite wisdom, knows which is best.
Regardless of the impending outcome, in each case, we should pray, asking for the supernatural believing that the God Who created us even now performs miracles.
Prayer
“LORD, grow in me a faith that believes in miracles, and trusts You even in death. In Jesus’ Name, amen”
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