December 25th. Christmas, the day the whole world celebrates the birth of Jesus, the first Christmas gift–the first Christmas miracle.

Pondering why we know the actual birth dates for many people who lived long before Jesus, I couldn’t help but consider, God has likely caused Jesus’ birthdate to be unknown, so we will give Him honor every day of the year. He alone is worthy of such eternal devotion.

Jesus was God in the flesh–God incarnate through the greatest miracle ever, when the second Person of the Triune Godhead willingly gave up His deity and took on human form, to live the human existence unique from all other humans by virtue of never sinning–never rejecting God. He lived the human existence by reliance on the Third Person of the Trinity, Holy Spirit, and in that way He became our example, and only suitable substitute to pay the debt of sin all humanity owes, but cannot pay. As a perfect and sinless human, Jesus willingly suffered and died to satisfy the wage of sin for anyone and everyone who will believe in Jesus as God’s Promised Redeemer, and receive Jesus as their Personal Savior. The conception and birth of Jesus was the beginning of the greatest Christmas miracle–a miracle that was culminated through His life, death and resurrection.

I have often wondered why some people claim miracles have not been available since the death of the last Apostle. With the Bible clearly teaching miracles are hindered by unbelief, it seems evident, claiming miracles are not available is a self-imposed limitation of God’s available power. I’ve also considered, why God, who has consistently revealed Himself to be good and loving, would withhold His power for us to combat evil, when the whole purpose of Christ’s life was and is to give us His power to overcome sin? If the miraculous gift of Redemption continues to this day, then why wouldn’t all the sign, gifts and miracles continue as well? Further, Jesus Himself, said whoever believes in Him would do even greater miracles than He did, (John 14:12).

Even people who don’t believe in miracles for today, have need for the miraculous in their lives and I doubt

they would reject a miracle if God sent one.

A miracle from God defies natural laws and human reasoning and for these reasons astounds those who witness the miraculous. Everyone has need for the miraculous many times simply by living in this fallen world. And as I’ve been studying and seeking the Lord these past four plus years in particular, I believe God has been setting the world-stage for His undisputed miraculous intervention in the very days we’re living. If we’re willing to see, we would have to admit we have already seen God’s miraculous intervention in the affairs of mankind specific to Governments. The reason is Jesus’s life, death and resurrection, reclaimed the earth that had been stolen by the enemy of God when He managed to corrupt the first man, Adam and the first women, Eve. King Jesus reestablished the Kingdom of God on earth, and claimed all the governments as His. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”(Isaiah 9:-7).

The whole world has been caused by God, to wake up to the extent of sin and corruption that has progressed exponentially since 2020. Through God’s word, both His written word the Bible, and His spoken word through trusted Prophets, God has been exposing sin and evil wherever it exits so that when He administers His judgment and justice, there will be no doubt it is His doing. Observing world, regional, and local events playing out in the news and in personal lives, I’ve actually taken comfort in seeing sin exposed for knowing God is intervening for the good of His people. As shocking, dismaying and difficult as it may be to learn the truth of the extent of evil, the truth must be made known. Evil must be judged, and justice must prevail for God to be true to His word–to Himself.

Because of the extensive work God has been doing in the world, I have every reason to believe you have need for a miracle in your life–either for yourself or a loved one. Is your faith foundation secure? Is your faith based on God’s revealed truth or man’s fallible understanding?

Most of us are familiar with Hebrews 11:6 which reads: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists, and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.’ NIV The word faith as it is used in that passage is not any faith, in any thing, but very specifically faith based on absolute, unadulterated truth about God. It is essential that our faith is pure if we want to be aligned with God and His power and authority and see mountains moved–miracles in our lives.

I have prayed to God for miracles many times in my life and God has never let me down. The first was December 1984 when I called out to God in all earnest to become my Savior and Lord. I experienced the miracle transformation of my eternal spirit and was instantly and forever changed. Another was regarding the birth of our son, whose very life hung in the balance for every milli-second of every day for over two long weeks. He not only lived, but has no residual issues as a result of all he suffered. Another was specific to the doctors diagnosing my husband with colon cancer. We prayed in earnest, not willing to believe what we saw or heard in the natural but what we saw and heard in the supernatural. The doctors were able to remove the cancer completely and my husband is cancer free to this day. I was the object of God’s miraculous working power with my surviving sudden cardiac arrest in 2002. I died, was revived and live to this day with no restrictions or complications from all I endured. These are just a few reasons, I believe God’s gracious miracles are available today.

I’ve said many times, whatever we experience today is intended by God to strengthen us for our tomorrows. So, I thank God for all He has done in my life to this point, that allows me to hold strong in the faith that the miracle we need for our daughter during this Christmas season, will come to pass. God answers our prayers in His perfect wisdom, not according to our specific expectations. I don’t have the corner on understanding why some matters we pray about don’t come to pass as we hoped. However, I do know, when that happens, God has not failed us–something else was at work.

For all the reasons expressed here, whatever you need this Christmas, I pray you make certain your faith is based on God’s revealed truth so you are in the best position possible to receive your Christmas miracle. I want us all to expect Christmas miracles as this sets the best possible atmosphere for the power of Christ to work in our midst unhindered. May this be the most miraculous Christmas season of our lifetimes.