Miracles when you least expect them

By REV. DR KNOX HERNDON
Pastor

Do you believe in miracles?

If one says, "Yes, there is a God," then that begs a whole lot of questions. That starts a ball rolling with which every credible, serious person must explore.

Again, if you say, "yes there is a God," then it immediately begs the question, "Who, what, when, where and how?"

It further says, "Is this God mad or glad at me?"

It says, "What does He expect from me?"

It further says, "What is His nature?"

It further says, "What am I supposed to do about this?"

The list goes on and on. That's why the atheists and agnostics all cop out. It is far easier and much lazier to say, "There is no God," because then I have to do absolutely nothing except serve myself. Believe me, life would be a whole lot simpler if all I had to deal with is me.

I would certainly be richer monetarily because you take 10 percent of your whole income over your whole life and religiously invest it in the stock market instead of the church, and you could have a considerable amount of money over a 70- to 100-year life span. In fact, just think about it. If you will quit giving to the church that 10 percent every month, you could possibly drive a Mercedes or maybe a Lexus or even a Hummer. The list is endless of where you could be spending all that money.

It was asked of a friend of a very wealthy man at his funeral how much money did he left when he died. The answer was, "All of it."

While we are on the subject of worldly possessions, I have often wondered if anyone in their right mind would pay $60,000 to $100,000 for a car and take it up to a rocky mountaintop in the Western desert or to the Arctic or through rivers with huge boulders. Automobile advertisements never cease to amaze me. They ought to say in large print, "Payments, payments, payments."

If you say there is a God, then it further begs the question, "What kind of power does He have?" It gets deeper. If you say He is powerful, then can He really do miracles? After all, if He created the world and the universes and hangs the stares into space, can He not perform miracles here on earth?

If your brain is too over fused with all these heady issues, I will help with a pastor's answer on miracles. Yes, He can and does perform miracles. Let me share one with you. His Word says, "All good and perfect gifts come from God."

Last Wednesday I was sitting at my home church office working on my broken computer when the phone rang. This very nice lady on the line said she had seen our church ad and was looking for a good church. This was all I needed as my chest swelled and I began my spiel on what a fine church we have. I believe this strongly or I wouldn't tell people it was good church. She indicated she and her friend were seriously looking. I hang up the phone and in about one hour, it rang again

Last night at Wednesday night Bible study which our little church calls "wonderful Wednesdays," we were all awaiting the Bible study, which involved a new study on Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus, when the door opened and two families walked in ready for Bible study. This may not seem like a miracle to you, but in the middle of the hot Georgia summer when two families out of the blue call and get me on the phone and then actually show up, it is a miracle.

Our church voted to build and we now have the plans all drawn up and submitted to the county for approval. God is good and still in the miracle business. Hallelujah, it is true!!!

The Rev. Dr. Knox Herndon is pastor of His House Community Church (SBC). The Rev. Greg Mausz is senior associate pastor. The Rev. Dr. Lydia Herndon is the Sunday School superintendent, Bible study coordinator and teacher. The church is just below Fayetteville, on Ga. Highway 85, a mile south of Ga. Highway 16, just below the fire station. Visitors welcome. Church office and prayer line 770-719-2365; e-mail KHERN2365@aol.com. The church's new Web site is www.hishousecommunitychurch.com.