Two great miracles

In Psalm 77, the writer “cried out to God for help” (v.1NIV). He was in distress (v.2) and couldn’t sleep (v.4). He could only think about his troubles. And he doubted God’s mercy and kindness (v.7-9).

But then he looked back at what God had done for Israel in the exodus from slavery in Egypt (v.10-20). And he wrote,

“¹¹ I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
¹² I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

¹³ Your ways, God, are holy.
What god is as great as our God? [Obviously none]
¹⁴ You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.” (Ps. 77:11-14)

Miracles show the greatness and power of God. In this post we will look at two of the greatest miracles of all.

The first verse in the Bible says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1). The creation of the universe out of nothing is the greatest miracle of all. This means that the universe of space, time, energy, matter and nature had a beginning. And from the law of cause and effect, the universe had a cause which was spaceless, timeless, immaterial, powerful and intelligent. When we look at the other attributes of creation, we see that the God of the Bible is the great Creator.

And the New Testament says: “though Him [Jesus] all things were made” (Jn. 1:3); “the world was made though Him” (Jn. 1:10); “Jesus Christ, through whom all things came” (1 Cor. 8:6); “in Him [Jesus] all things were created … all things have been created through Him” (Col. 1:16); “His Son [Jesus] … through whom also He [God] made the universe” (Heb. 1:2). And “the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” (Heb. 11:3).

So, we are living in a miracle – in the beginning, our world and universe and everything in it was created from nothing by Jesus Christ, our eternal God. The Bible says that God’s existence is obvious from the things He has made (Rom. 1:19-20).

The next greatest miracle would be the resurrection of Jesus. Of course, this was preceded by the incarnation when God became a human being, which was also a great miracle.

In Ephesians 1, Paul prayed that they would recognize that God has “incomparably great power” which was shown “when He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 1:20). Jesus conquered death by His resurrection. And He is now in a place of honor where He intercedes for us (Rom. 8:34).

We didn’t see these great miracles of creation and resurrection, but we see their effects. The complex and vast universe we live in and the radical change in the disciples (the apostles) and the growth of Christianity even though it was suppressed by the Roman Empire.

Prayer

Father God, we thank you for the demonstration of your supernatural power in creation and in salvation. Creation was your idea and salvation was your idea. We realize that the creation and the resurrection are the foundation of our Christian faith.

And Jesus, we thank you for being the instrument of creation and the instrument of salvation. You are the creator of life – both physical and spiritual. And like the psalmist changed from being self-centered to being God-centered when he looked back to the exodus, we look back in awe and wonder to your death, resurrection and ascension. You rescued us by being our substitute.

And we thank you for Christ’s death, resurrection and ascension that enabled us to become your children, have our sins forgiven and join you in the heavenly realms. In Christ’s name, Amen.

Written, August 2025