There are many situations that we face as we live in this world. Many problems and temptations but God delivers us. The interesting thing is that even when we are out of Gods will, God still performs miracles for us. Jesus said in Mat 5:45 that God causes sun to shine to good and evil and also causes rain to fall to good and evil people. Even today, God blesses materially both the just and wicked in businesses, education, agriculture and in so many areas. Thus we are most likely to get deceived if we think that God blesses us materially when we are pleasing to Him because in all areas, God gives material prosperity both to the righteous and the wicked. If we are blessed materially, it simply means that God is good and nothing more than that.
The reason God does us good is to lead us to repentance. Rom 2:4. Thus whenever we receive of Gods goodness in our lives, it is a call for us to turn away from everything else and turn to God. We need to repent of everything that is unchristlike in our lives and not take the goodness of our Lord for granted.
…if the mighty works had been done…could have repented long ago. Mat 11:20-21. Here we get the whole purpose of all the miracles that Jesus performed in His lifetime. It was to call people to repentance. He who did miracles then has not changed, even today He does miracles but still with the same purpose, He wants us to repent. Thus let us reorient our thinking- God does not perform miracles in our lives or bless us materially because He is pleased with us but mainly because He wants us to repent and become more Christlike.
Everyday in forty years, God perfomed miracles for the children of Israel. He led them by a pillar of cloud and a fire-Exod 13:21-22. Bitter water was made sweet and drinkable- Exod 15:22-25. Manna and quails from heaven for food-Exod 16:4, 13-18. Water came from a rock- Ex17:2-6, Num 20:2-13. Israelites defeated the Amalekites- Ex 17:9-3. Ground opened and swallowed Korah- Num 16:19-35. The bronze snake healed people. Num 21:4-9.
Looking at all the miracles that God performed the children of Israel, it is very easy to assume that God was really pleased with them. But coming to the new testament, we read that GOD WAS NOT PLEASED WITH MOST OF THEM. 1Cor 10:5, in fact as far as we know only Joshua and Caleb out of the 600, 000 people pleased God. Num 32:11, 26:51. These people for whom God performed miracles for forty years provoked and grieved God. Heb 3:8-10,16-17.
We see therefore that it is possible to be thoroughly displeasing to God and yet God provides our needs, heals us when we are sick, fight our enemies and do for us many things. In fact, we can disobey God and pray for someone and God performs a miracle for the person for we just like Moses disobeyed God when He was told to speak to the rock and smote it; Num 20:2-13. Thus, if we see God performs miracles, healing us, fighting our battles, answering the prayer that we pray for others; it is not necessary that He is pleased with us- it just means that God is good, and He loves us and He loves the people for whom we pray for. And nothing more than that.
Remember always that Gods goodness and miracles He performs in our lives is a call for repentance
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