Be Listening For God's Mission Assignments For You - You Might Become An Agent Of Miracles

Matthew 6:7,8; Luke 8:1-3; Acts 9:10-18

Be animated - come alive - by God's Spirit to be an agent of miraculous change.

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Matthew 6:7,8

“And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”

Luke 8:1-3

“After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.”

Acts 9:10-18

“In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, ‘Ananias!’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he answered.

The Lord told him, ‘Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.’

‘Lord,’ Ananias answered, ‘I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.’

But the Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.’

Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.’”

Soul Search

• Would you say that you know when God is speaking to you?
  If you can answer this question, “Yes,” can you explain how you know when God is speaking to you?
  Can you describe one or two times in your life when you knew that God was speaking to you and describe how He was speaking to you?

• Would you say that you don’t know when God is speaking to you?
  If you do, just know you’re in good company.
  Many people would say that they don’t know when God is speaking to them.
  From the story I told in the devotional about the wallet, I had a thought drop into my mind: ‘I think I should give Allan this wallet.’
  Do you think it’s possible that God’s Holy Spirit can drop thoughts into your head and is it possible that God can inspire thoughts that come to you?

• Do you think that God works through people on earth today?
  If so, can you think of someone you know either directly or indirectly who you would say God works through?
  Why do you think so?

• Do you think God has ever used you as a “Miracle Agent?”
  If you can, what happened when God used you?
  Can you think of a time that you were encountered by a “Miracle Agent?”
  What did that miracle agent do to show you that God is at work?

Soul Moves

• Ask God to speak to you so that you recognize His voice and so that you can grow in the confidence of knowing that God is speaking to you.

• Hearing God’s voice begins by hearing His voice in the Holy Scriptures – the Bible.
  Begin (or continue) reading the Bible so that you know the kinds of things God would be speaking to you.

• Be proactive about asking God to help you discern the thoughts/ideas that come to your mind and heart.
  Becoming sensitized to God’s voice happens when you no longer take thoughts and ideas so casually that you don’t see the possibility that God brought them.

• Open yourself – your mind and your spirit – to becoming a reliable “Miracle Agent.”
  Ask God to touch you by His Holy Spirit to be a conduit of miracle power and blessing to the people around you.
  Ask God to use you to show others that God is alive and well on this earth!