A Nation of Miracle-Workers

Mt 21:19 Seeing a fig-tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered. 20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig-tree wither so quickly?" they asked. 21 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig-tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."…

43 I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.

Being able to curse a tree and have it wither instantly would be a pretty cool trick, but Jesus said we would do greater things than this.

As a sign, the withered tree was important. God would curse and kill the naturalistic Jews of that generation. They would miss the saviour and spend eternity in hell because they sinned and refused to recognize the time of God’s coming to them.

As a trick, cursing a tree was trivial compared to the miracles we will be able to perform by the power of God in our own lives and the lives of others.

Believers identify and condemn sin on a monumental scale in our own souls. In spiritual revival and the pursuit of holiness, we will see huge permanent sin in our lives joyfully removed and disappear into an ocean of grace and mercy.

In fulfillment we will stand and judge the world’s sin with God and urge him on in judgment as he makes level paths for his feet by casting an actual mountain into an actual sea as a final sign of the removal of sin in preparation for the arrival of perfect righteousness.

1Co 6:2 Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world?

Re 8:8 Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One–third of the water in the sea became blood,

Mr 1:3 He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the LORD’s coming! Clear the road for him!’”

By his power, we can do this now in our own lives.

No body cares about mountains and trees in the new world. God cares about the miraculous work of transforming the morality of the godless into godliness. That is all that will matter for all eternity. That he chose us, changed us, empowered us to do miracles of transformation in repentance and faith, turning to him and continuously finding him as the source of new life again and again and again for ever.

Pr 4:26 Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. 27 Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

Ps 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

Isa 26:7 But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them.

Isa 40:4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

Heb 12: 12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees! 13 "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. 14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no-one will see the Lord.

Col 1:29 That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me.

Joh 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

We are miracle-workers. And the miracles we perform are of greater and more eternal significance than any material, any earthly matter. By the power of God, we are human-nature changers and we will live forever.