Three Encouraging Miracles
July 12, 2011 Filed in:
PersonalIt's now been over three months since Trish went to be with the Lord, and the Holy Spirit is still continuing to work on my unique spiritual foundation before being launching me into itinerant ministry again. It is a sweet thing to remain cooperative with the Holy Spirit in our lives, particularly when He is not in a rush to accomplish something in us.
I continue to remain impressed by His Presence within me, and I hope this remains more exciting to me than any spectacular things which may happen around me. From my understanding of the Gospels, Jesus remained steadfastly focused on His relationship with the Holy Spirit and the Father. He never had cause for 'hype', regardless of miracles or mighty acts of power which took place in His ministry.
Miracles done by the Holy Spirit on our behalf are obviously encouraging, but in general the test of maturity rests in our response.
I have seen countless genuine miracles manifested through my public ministry, and for each I will always be very grateful.
I will briefly share 3 recent miracles granted by the Holy Spirit in my home. One afternoon I was resting in bed, meditating on the things of the Lord. Suddenly, to the side of my right leg, I felt a strong push down into my bed, as if done by a physical fist. The bed, as well as my body, were suddenly shaken. I looked by me from where this force came, and I had a sudden sense of the Holy Spirit simply smiling at me, as if to communicate ... "It's just Me, and I'm here". I instinctively smiled back and continued my meditating. It was a precious encounter.
Several Sundays ago, in the afternoon I was simply relaxing in my recliner in the living room with my eyes shut. Suddenly there were three loud knocks on the back door or wall beside me. I opened my eyes, and instantly sensed the Holy Spirit communicating to me that 'it was just Him again'. I noticed the clock showed 3:00pm, and instinctively I smiled again. Another precious encounter.
The third miracle I'm sharing in this blog was different. As I was preparing to leave the bathroom, for some reason I had the urge / impression to motion my hands with a short quick motion toward the towel hanging securely on the rack. Nothing seemed to happen. The towel remained motionless, as there was no physical wind produced by my hands. I did two more hand motions toward the towel, as I had done countless times in meetings while ministering to people to receive a touch from the Holy Spirit. Still nothing seemed to happen, and I left the bathroom a bit curious about the incident. A while later, I returned to the bathroom, and quickly noticed the towel on the floor. A sudden pleasant sense of surprise went through me, accompanied by a communication from the Holy Spirit ... "Elias, I know you are aware of this principle -- but this miracle is a simple reminder to you to never judge anything by appearance while you are ministering in public".