Do you need a miracle in your life today? Well, God is still in the miracle business. But sometimes we don't know one when we see it. Let's look at three different kinds of miracles we see in the Bible, and talk about the conditions that had to be met.

 

The widow at Zarephath needed a miracle. She was down to nothing to eat; all she had was a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Her plan was to make one loaf of bread from this, and then die. But Elijah was sent by God to perform a miracle for her. You'll find it recorded in 1 Kings 17.

 

In order to receive her miracle, this widow had to give away what she had. She had only one loaf of bread, and Elijah asked her for it. He promised her that if she would give away the little she had, God would keep filling up her flour jar and her oil jug. She obeyed, and that's exactly what happened. Every day she would go back to that flour jar, and there would be enough flour for that day, and the same with the oil. She would use all she had, but the next time she went back, there was more.

 

You see, some miracles are that way. God gives us what we need a little at a time. Obviously, Elijah could have performed another kind of miracle and given her tons and tons of flour and oil at one time. But that's no greater miracle than keeping her jar and jug continually replenished. And it meant she had fresh flour and oil all the time. Besides, she had to learn to trust God everyday, didn't she? Everyday when she went back to the jar for flour, which she knew was empty yesterday, her faith was tested. Would there be flour for today? But there was, everyday.

 

Maybe that's the kind of miracle you need today—to trust God just for today's needs. Perhaps you've been wanting him to shower you with a year's supply of miracles, when he knows it would be best to give it to you a day at a time. Can you trust him just for today's need? Jesus said not to worry about tomorrow; each day has enough trouble of its own. It's a wonderful freedom to learn to trust God just for one day at a time, and see how he keeps meeting our daily needs.

 

Or maybe you haven't been willing to give away what you have. You know, we reap what we sow, so whatever you need, sow those seeds. This widow needed food, so she gave away the little food she had. Then God performed a miracle for her. What is it you need today? Money, attention, support, love? Give it away to someone else, and it will come back to you in a miraculous way. That is one way God provides miracles for us.