A Miracle

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I recently had my bathroom remodeled.  It seems there should be a blog in that somewhere….

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It looks nothing like it looked a few weeks ago.  Which is weird.  The space is the same.  The shape is the same.  Even the vanity is the same, although it has new doors and drawers.  But the paint is a different color.  There are new towels and rugs.  The picture on the wall is different.  The mirror still shows my reflection, but it’s a nicer mirror.  How can something that’s still the same be so different?

That’s something like becoming a Christian, isn’t it?  I still have the same body—it’s still the same shape and size.  (Well, becoming a Christian didn’t change that—age did!)  But the inside is different.  When I look in the “mirror”, I see a new reflection:  I see myself as God sees me.  When I look at the “picture”, I see the world and my circumstances through His eyes; and that puts a different slant on them.  Those new wall colors and rugs and towels represent the new me on the inside—my “outside” may look the same, but my “inside” is new and fresh and vibrant and pretty.

The bathroom didn’t change overnight.  It took some time.  And although I was instantly new, all those changes in me didn’t happen overnight when I accepted Christ.  Just as I am continuing to make modifications to the bathroom (new light switches, etc.), God continues to “modify” me.  Eventually, the bathroom will be finished, just as I, too, will ultimately be complete. 

As I think about all of this, only one word comes to mind—MIRACLE.  It takes a miracle to change someone on the inside, to change them at their core.  Our God is in the miracle business, though; and if you allow Him to touch you, you’ll be different, too.  That’s a promise—HIS promise.

What is God’s greatest miracle?  Well, I guess we could debate that; but in my heart I truly believe that God’s greatest miracle is ME.

So many people look for signs and wonders
They miss the greatest miracle of all.
Well it's the miracle of sweet salvation.
That's when the God of heaven
Comes down to live inside of someone's heart.

And I believe in miracles.
I'm a miracle myself.
And I believe the good Lord hears
The ones who cry for help.
And after all that He has done for me
I believe, I do believe in miracles.
                                         --Miracles by Newsong