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Literary
May 22, 1959
Arkansas State Press
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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Oral Roberts argues that miracles still happen today, as in biblical times, when people expect divine intervention through faith. He recounts a crusade miracle where a mother's belief heals her son's clubfeet, enabling him to wear new shoes.
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ABUNDANT LIFE
by ORAL ROBERTS
MIRACLES TO HAPPEN
Many times I've heard it said, "Miracles just don't happen today like they did back during Bible times. I wonder why?"
My answer to this is: On the main street of the Bible, miracles were always happening. They happened because people were expecting them to happen!
People in Bible times expected God to take a hand in their lives. They opened their minds to the immediate possibility of divine intervention. They were in constant readiness for miracles to happen. It is fascinating to read the four Gospels and the Acts and to feel the excitement and expectancy among the people who lived in the days of Christ and his disciples!
Today, as in biblical times, miracles can and do happen... but only after people show an expectancy that they will happen.
Here is a modern-day miracle, wrought by God:
A mother recently brought her son in our prayer line at one of the Crusades. She held a pair of brand-new shoes in one hand. In the other hand, she had her small son in tow.
I said to her, "What are those new shoes for?"
She replied, "God is going to heal my son's clubfeet tonight. After your prayer to God in my son's behalf, my boy is going to need these new shoes. I went to the store today and bought them, because I know he's going to need them."
Deeply touched, the audience prayed with me, and the Lord healed her child! It was a beautiful sight to see mother and son later walking away, with the little boy "stepping high" in his new shoes.
This miracle came about because the mother showed an expectancy of divine intervention. Deep in her heart she knew her son's clubfeet were going to be healed. She turned her faith loose, and God performed the miracle.
Are you asking for a miracle in your life? You can receive that miracle, if you open your mind and heart, trust God implicitly, believe that he is capable of doing the impossible, and turn your faith loose.
The Bible says: "Your faith shall make you whole." Yes, a miracle can come to you, today, just as miracles came in the days of Christ's earthly abode among his disciples.
by ORAL ROBERTS
MIRACLES TO HAPPEN
Many times I've heard it said, "Miracles just don't happen today like they did back during Bible times. I wonder why?"
My answer to this is: On the main street of the Bible, miracles were always happening. They happened because people were expecting them to happen!
People in Bible times expected God to take a hand in their lives. They opened their minds to the immediate possibility of divine intervention. They were in constant readiness for miracles to happen. It is fascinating to read the four Gospels and the Acts and to feel the excitement and expectancy among the people who lived in the days of Christ and his disciples!
Today, as in biblical times, miracles can and do happen... but only after people show an expectancy that they will happen.
Here is a modern-day miracle, wrought by God:
A mother recently brought her son in our prayer line at one of the Crusades. She held a pair of brand-new shoes in one hand. In the other hand, she had her small son in tow.
I said to her, "What are those new shoes for?"
She replied, "God is going to heal my son's clubfeet tonight. After your prayer to God in my son's behalf, my boy is going to need these new shoes. I went to the store today and bought them, because I know he's going to need them."
Deeply touched, the audience prayed with me, and the Lord healed her child! It was a beautiful sight to see mother and son later walking away, with the little boy "stepping high" in his new shoes.
This miracle came about because the mother showed an expectancy of divine intervention. Deep in her heart she knew her son's clubfeet were going to be healed. She turned her faith loose, and God performed the miracle.
Are you asking for a miracle in your life? You can receive that miracle, if you open your mind and heart, trust God implicitly, believe that he is capable of doing the impossible, and turn your faith loose.
The Bible says: "Your faith shall make you whole." Yes, a miracle can come to you, today, just as miracles came in the days of Christ's earthly abode among his disciples.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Miracles
Faith
Healing
Bible
Crusade
Divine Intervention
Expectancy
What entities or persons were involved?
By Oral Roberts
Literary Details
Title
Abundant Life
Author
By Oral Roberts
Subject
Miracles To Happen
Key Lines
"God Is Going To Heal My Son's Clubfeet Tonight. After Your Prayer To God In My Son's Behalf, My Boy Is Going To Need These New Shoes."
"Your Faith Shall Make You Whole."