The Holy Spirit and His Gifts | Page 162

Water turned into wine by the aging process, or the process of nature, is a natural phenomenon. But water turned into wine just by speaking a word, as Jesus did (John 2:1-11), is a miracle according to our definition — a supernatural intervention in the ordinary course of nature. A miracle, therefore, is a supernatural intervention in the ordinary course of nature, a temporary suspension of the accustomed order, or an interruption in the system of nature as we know it, operated by the power of the Holy Spirit Old Testament Examples Of the Working of Miracles We've defined the working of miracles. Now let's look at examples from the Bible of this gift in operation. Moses and the Israelites This working of miracles was used time and time again for miraculous deliverance of God's people. We see this gift used in Egypt when God convinced Pharaoh to let Israel go (See Exodus chapters 7 through 14). A number of miracles were wrought during this time. When Aaron threw down his rod and it was turned into a serpent, for example, that was the working of miracles in operation (Exod. 7:9-12). When the dust was turned into insects (Exod. 8:16-18) and all the other plagues followed, this was the gift of the working of miracles in operation. When the children of Israel