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The Miracle of Salvation

1 Peter 1:18-19 – “Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” 

The Bible introduces us to the miraculous power of God. There are numerous inexplicable miracles recorded on the pages of the Old and New Testament. We witness the miracle of creation in the very first verses of the first book of the Bible.  Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

There are miracles of nature, healing, deliverance, and provision. Jesus performed many miracles.  He opened blinded eyes, made the lame to walk, healed the sick, and raised the dead. We serve a miracle working God. He releases His supernatural power on behalf of those who love and serve Him.

It is wonderful to rehearse the many mighty miracles God has worked, but what is the greatest miracle.  The greatest miracle is salvation. The greatest miracle takes place when a sinner confesses their sins and prays to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior. II Corinthians 5:17 tells us, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

When we experience salvation we are forgiven, our sins are pardoned, and we are placed into the family of God. In Galatians 3:13 the Apostle Paul teaches, “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.)’”

In Luke 19:10 Jesus gave us a glimpse of His mission, “The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” The greatest miracle takes place when we are delivered out of the kingdom of darkness and conveyed into the kingdom of God. At salvation we are redeemed from the market place of sin. The Apostle Peter wrote in 1 Peter 2:10 concerning what happens when we experience the miracle of salvation, “who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.”

Every miracle is to be celebrated, but the greatest miracle is celebrated in heaven when a sinner prays to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. Luke 15:10 teaches, “Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

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