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Miracles Over Nature

A miracle over nature would be a miracle performed over natural things. Jesus turned water into
unfermented wine in John, chapter 2. That was a miracle over nature because those were natural
elements. All the elements of nature are subject to Jesus because He created them all.
(Colossians 1:16)

"Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said
unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they
sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with
water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we
perish. Then HE AROSE, AND REBUKED THE WIND AND THE RAGING OF THE
WATER: THEY CEASED, AND THERE WAS A CALM. (Luke 8:22-24 )

This is a wonderful example of Jesus exercising authority over the elements of nature, which
were originally created by Him. The wind and the sea are still subject to His Divine authority.
Somebody said, “Can’t do anything about the weather.” But that is not what the Bible says. If
you ever find yourself in a natural crisis, on land, at sea or in the air, use your authority in Jesus’
Name. Command the circumstances to change. It will work for you.

Probably the most popular miracle of nature in the Ministry of Jesus is when He and Peter both
walked on water in Matthew 14:22-33.

Jesus is still performing miracles of nature all over the Earth. People do not see them when they
do not believe in them. God desires for us to experience miracles over nature.
 Miracles of Supply

"And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and
said, Doth not your master pay tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house,
Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take
custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers.
Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them,
go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and TAKE UP THE FISH THAT FIRST COMETH UP;
AND WHEN THOU HAST OPENED HIS MOUTH, THOU SHALT FIND A PIECE OF
MONEY: that take, and give unto them for me and thee." (Matthew 17:24-27)

Of course, I am not telling anyone that when tax time rolls around that it is time to go fishing.
Nor am I saying that God would not tell you to go fishing for a money miracle. What I am
saying is that one type of miracle that Jesus performed was the miracle of supply. Jesus is still

performing miracles of supply today to glorify Himself and His Father, to meet the needs of His

family and to cause people to come to Him.

 Miracles of Healing

"And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and HEALING ALL MANNER OF SICKNESS AND ALL MANNER OF DISEASE
among the people." (Matthew 4:23)

Jesus created your body. He can restore your body when it begins to malfunction. Some
Christians have more faith in automobile manufacturers than they do in Jesus. They know that
when their automobile breaks, the manufacturer can fix it because the manufacturer made it.

If Believers would have as much confidence in Jesus as they do in automobile manufacturers,

sickness would not be as rampant in the Body of Christ as it is today.

It is always God’s will for people to be healed. But people do not always get healed because
they do not always meet the conditions of faith. Jesus is limited by what we believe. (Mark 6:1-
6)

Not only does Jesus heal sick bodies, He has developed a pretty good reputation for raising dead
ones.

"Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the
only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And
when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came
and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee,
Arise. And HE THAT WAS DEAD SAT UP, AND BEGAN TO SPEAK. And he delivered him
to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet
is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people." (Luke 7:12-16 )

I have heard people say when it comes to raising the dead, “Yea, right. I’ll believe that when I
see it.” I always tell them, "No, Jesus said you’ll see that when you believe it.” We do not see
more of these types of miracles today because we have fallen into tradition, religion and unbelief
concerning them. The time is upon us now when all of the world will be astounded by all of the
types of miracles we are studying today. I personally have experienced all four types of
miracles.
 Miracles Over Demon Powers

"And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that
were possessed with devils. And all the city was gathered together at the door. And he healed
many that were sick of divers diseases, and CAST OUT MANY DEVILS; AND SUFFERED
NOT THE DEVILS TO SPEAK, because they knew him." (Mark 1:32-34 )

Somebody once said about the above verse, "Jesus healed many of these people, but He didn't
heal all of them." To which I say, "No, He did heal them all. He healed as many as were sick.
He also cast out as many demons as were present."

No matter how great the manifestation of demon powers in the Ministry of Jesus, they could
never hold their own against Him. The best they could do was to start talking incessantly to
make the people think that their power was the same as Jesus’ power. This was an attempt to
discredit Him and make Him look like He was one of them.

I believe this is why Jesus would not allow demons to speak unless spoken to. He would just tell
them to “shut up and come out” and that was that. No matter how great the concentration of
evil, the power of Jesus is tremendously, tremendously greater.

Demon spirits today, as in Bible days, still cause dumbness, deafness, foaming, fits, insanity,
teeth gnashing, sickliness, sickness, suicide, screaming and exhaustion. Jesus, through Believers,
is still exerting power over all physical and spiritual manifestations of Satan and demon spirits.
Jesus is still drawing men and women to Himself through miracles over nature, miracles of
supply, miracles of healing and miracles over demon powers.

Tell God that you believe in miracles. Tell Him that He is welcome to perform miracles on your
behalf. Ask Him to use you to perform miracles on behalf of others. He will.

Have you made Jesus the Miracle Worker the Lord of your life? If not, just say, "Jesus, You're
my choice." (Romans 10:13) That'll open the door to a parade of miracles in your life.
 Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15)

In today’s Gospel, we will meditate on the parable of the seed. Jesus had a very popular word to
teach by means of parables. A parable is a comparison which uses the visible things of life that
are known to explain the invisible and unknown things of the Kingdom of God. Jesus had an
enormous capacity to find very simple images to compare the things of God with the things of
life which people knew and experienced in their daily struggle to survive. This presupposes two
things: to be within the things of life, and to be within the things of God, of the Kingdom of God.
For example, the people of Galilee understood all about seeds, of land, of rain, of the sun, of salt
of flowers, of the harvest, of fishing, etc. Now, there are exactly these known things that Jesus
uses in the parables to explain the mystery of the Kingdom. The farmer who listens says: “The
seed in the ground, I know what this means. Jesus says that this has something to do with the
Kingdom of God. What could this ever be?” It is possible to imagine the long conversations with
the people! The parable enters into the heart of the people and urges them to listen to nature and
to think about life.

When He finishes telling the parable, Jesus does not explain it, but He usually says: “Who has
ears to hear, let him hear” This means: “This is: you have heard and so now try to understand!”
From time to time He would explain to the disciples: People like this way of teaching, because
Jesus believed in the personal capacity to discover the sense of the parables. The experience
which people had of life was for Him a means to discover the presence of the mystery of God in
their life and to have courage not to be discouraged along the way.