Daily Word: Our Part in Miracles

What does Yeshua teach about our involvement in miracles? In Mark 6, we read the familiar story about the miraculous feeding of the five thousand men, not including women and children. The crowd has gathered and it is late. the disciples want Yeshua to send them away so they can buy food. Yeshua says to them in verse 37: "You must now give them something to eat." The word "give" is the Greek word didomi and it means to give of one's own accord and with good will. It is in the aorist tense, imperative mood, and active voice. This means that Yeshua is commanding them to a specific act that they are to perform, and that act is to feed all the people. Of course, the disciples immediately think that they are to go and buy the food so they calculate the budget to determine the feasibility of the request. Yeshua then begins to operate in a realm of faith beyond their comprehension. He has the crowd sit down. He thanks ADONAI first, breaks the bread, and gives the food to the disciples so the miracle can be performed. Notice, He does not bless the food. Hebrews bless ADONAI, but not the food. Blessing the food is a Christian custom. The miracle is performed as the disciples act on the words of Yeshua. Remember, faith is action. The disciples demonstrate their faith, which activates the miracle by starting the feeding process and continuing on as they distribute the food to the crowd. If at any point they stopped, the miracle stopped.

Yeshua wants us to know that when we act on His words, we can see miracles. Yet, we are to be involved in the process. Too many people cry out for a miracle, but sit on their hands and do nothing. If you want to see a miracle, determine what the word of ADONAI is and act on it. James said, "Faith without works is dead." A faith that is alive is a faith that can be seen and is moving. Faith is not a stagnant belief in a creed. It is Abram leaving his comfort zone and going to a place he doesn't know. It is Moses standing before the Red Sea with the Egyptian army about to over take him and he raises the staff to divide the waters. It is Peter speaking a word of healing and then lifting the lame man at the Temple. The man's legs were not healed until after Peter began to raise him up. Our involvement in miracles involves the potential for our embarrassment. This is why we must to act on faith, not think about it.

Is there a miracle in your life that has been delayed because of your embarrassment to act on the word? If so, know that the delay is not Elohim's, but yours. Decide what you really believe about a situation and then act on it. Don't be afraid, if you have a word from ADONAI, you can trust Him even if your knees are shaking.