How many miracles have we missed?

The more I study God's Word, the more I realize that I don't know much. Our instructor in my Hermeneutics Class discussed Luke 16:19-31. I have heard this preached on in many evangelistic settings but never to teach discipleship.

As the story goes, a rich man is in Hell and calls out for help from Abraham in Heaven. This rich man tells Abraham to send Lazarus, who was dead, back to warn this man's brothers to repent. He says that if his brothers see someone come back from the dead they would repent.

It sounds logical doesn't it? But Abraham says in v.31, "If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead."

What is this saying? They miss the miracle because they don't know God's Word. You see Moses and the prohets were long dead by the time of this story. the "Moses and the prophets" being referred to here is the scripture, specifically the Old Testament. The Bible is telling us that if we don't "hear Moses and the prophets" we will not understand the miracle (one coming back from the dead).

So, how can we "hear Moses and the prophets" if we don't spend time in God's Word? We can't.

How many miracles have we missed seeing because we haven't spent time in God's Word?

Challenge for this week. Spend time in God's Word and see if He doesn't show you His miracles happening around you. Feel free to respond back.