Miracles in every day occurances - Hebrews 2:4 with a story, an observation and a prayer

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 2:4 (The Message)
All the while God was validating it with gifts through the Holy Spirit, all sorts of signs and miracles, as he saw fit.

A STORY:
X-Files (a TV Sci-Fi series), which took true unsolved FBI stories and added some twists and takes on reality. One of the stories, MIRACLE MAN, was about a faith healer who is on trial for killing people. The young lad believes that God is passing judgment on him for the sins of his past. In reality someone is poisoning the victims as a means of getting back at the “Miracle Man.” Special Agent Molder: “People are looking so hard for miracles that they make themselves see what they what to see.” Dr. Scollie (Special Agent who works with Molder): “I was raised a Catholic and I know the Bible somewhat. God will never let the Devil steal the show.” Molder: “Image a miracle and you are half-way there.”

AN OBSERVATION:
Life is filled with little daily miracles, we confirm that and accept it as normal. We are appreciative of those small every day occurrences and simply move on through our daily existence paying little attention to what God is doing in and through our life. We simply take God and his activities for granted.

But every now and again we look over our shoulder hoping for, wishing for, praying for one of those big, out of the ordinary, life stopping, heart pumping miracles … the kind that people write about in magazines and books or share during evangelistic crusades.

God is still at work in your life and mine. God still operates as never before touching all aspects of life. Those big miracles are happening, but like the gradual growth of a child that so often goes unnoticed, so does God’s activities … his miracle working activities.

Maybe we should just start keeping track of the every day occurrences … the “normal” activities of God in our life so that we can discover the bigger miracles that God is doing without us even noticing.

PRAYER:
You are at work, Eternal Sustainer, in our lives. We take you for granted. Forgive us for not noticing the activities of the Holy Spirit in our life and help us see, as well as understand the bigger picture of the full scope of your miracle working presence. In the name of the one who touched lives and changed the direction of their actions, Jesus Christ himself. Amen.