“In the last days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. … And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below…”
Acts 2:17, 19 NLT
God gets our attention. When he seeks our attention, we don’t see freaks of nature or mere happenstance, nor is there such a thing as luck—but there is a God of mercy, grace, and compassion who desperately wants to get your attention. He posts signs. … God’s attention getters are the signs and wonders one should not ignore.
Signs and wonders are the work of God pouring his “Spirit upon all people.”
The signs and wonders are the Creator’s use of his creation. He posts signs along the road of your life journey, to focus us on Christ. They bring attention to the Lord, such as: when Elijah used soaking wet wood on an altar to give a burnt offering to God, when Moses lifted a staff to divide the Red Sea and walk across on dry ground, when Jesus wept before he raised Lazarus from the dead, when Paul was unaffected by a viper’s poison fangs, when the Star of Bethlehem guided wise men—and likewise, signs and wonders, guide the wise to be attentive to the gospel this very moment. God controls “wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below” and he delivers, saves, those willing to listen to His Word and pay attention to what is going on around them—in heaven and on earth.
Signs and wonders occur in heaven and all around us—in nature, in people, in awe inspiring acts. What are they? They are pointers to the message of Christ, they are the manifestation of God pouring out his “Spirit upon all people” and telling us, “Listen! Listen, to the story of Christ Jesus. He is the sign of my love; He is the wonder of my salvation.”
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