{"id":45994,"date":"2021-04-20T21:02:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45994"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:21:56","slug":"the-miracles-of-christ-do-not-depend-on-human-logic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/04\/20\/the-miracles-of-christ-do-not-depend-on-human-logic\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST DO NOT DEPEND ON HUMAN LOGIC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shalom!<\/span><\/strong> Welcome <\/span>to <\/span>today\u2019s <\/span>devotional <\/span>study <\/span>of <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word. <\/span>Before <\/span>we <\/span>go <\/span>further, <\/span>I <\/span>would <\/span>like <\/span>you <\/span>to <\/span>deeply <\/span>reflect <\/span>on <\/span>two <\/span>powerful <\/span>events <\/span>recorded <\/span>in <\/span>Scripture. <\/span>These <\/span>two <\/span>passages\u2014<\/span>highlighted <\/span>below\u2014<\/span>contain <\/span>the <\/span>core <\/span>message <\/span>of <\/span>today\u2019s <\/span>teaching. <\/span>Pay <\/span>close <\/span>attention <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>words <\/span>that <\/span>are <\/span>in <\/span>bold<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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First <\/span>Passage: <\/span>Luke <\/span>5:<\/span>4\u2013<\/span>7 (<\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>When <\/span>He <\/span>had <\/span>stopped <\/span>speaking, <\/span>He <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>Simon, <\/span>\u2018<\/span>Launch <\/span>out <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>deep <\/span>and <\/span>let <\/span>down <\/span>your <\/span>nets <\/span>for <\/span>a <\/span>catch.\u2019<\/span><\/strong>
But <\/span>Simon <\/span>answered <\/span>and <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>Him, \u2018<\/span>Master, <\/span>we <\/span>have <\/span>toiled <\/span>all <\/span>night <\/span>and <\/span>caught <\/span>nothing; <\/span>nevertheless <\/span>at <\/span>Your <\/span>word <\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>let <\/span>down <\/span>the <\/span>net.\u2019<\/span>
And <\/span>when <\/span>they <\/span>had <\/span>done <\/span>this, <\/span>they <\/span>caught <\/span>a <\/span>great <\/span>number <\/span>of <\/span>fish, <\/span>and <\/span>their <\/span>net <\/span>was <\/span>breaking.<\/span>
So <\/span>they <\/span>signaled <\/span>to <\/span>their <\/span>partners <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>other <\/span>boat <\/span>to <\/span>come <\/span>and <\/span>help <\/span>them. <\/span>And <\/span>they <\/span>came <\/span>and <\/span>filled <\/span>both <\/span>the <\/span>boats, <\/span>so <\/span>that <\/span>they <\/span>began <\/span>to <\/span>sink.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Second <\/span>Passage: <\/span>John <\/span>21:<\/span>3\u2013<\/span>6 (<\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Simon <\/span>Peter <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>them, \u2018<\/span>I <\/span>am <\/span>going <\/span>fishing.\u2019 <\/span>They <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>him, \u2018<\/span>We <\/span>are <\/span>going <\/span>with <\/span>you <\/span>also.\u2019 <\/span>They <\/span>went <\/span>out <\/span>and <\/span>immediately <\/span>got <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>boat, <\/span>and <\/span>that <\/span>night <\/span>they <\/span>caught <\/span>nothing.<\/span>
But <\/span>when <\/span>the <\/span>morning <\/span>had <\/span>now <\/span>come, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>stood <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>shore; <\/span>yet <\/span>the <\/span>disciples <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>know <\/span>that <\/span>it <\/span>was <\/span>Jesus.<\/span>
Then <\/span>Jesus <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>them, \u2018<\/span>Children, <\/span>have <\/span>you <\/span>any <\/span>food?\u2019 <\/span>They <\/span>answered <\/span>Him, \u2018<\/span>No.\u2019<\/span>
And <\/span>He <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>them, <\/span>\u2018<\/span>Cast <\/span>the <\/span>net <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>right <\/span>side <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>boat, <\/span>and <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>find <\/span>some.\u2019<\/span><\/strong> So <\/span>they <\/span>cast, <\/span>and <\/span>now <\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>not <\/span>able <\/span>to <\/span>draw <\/span>it <\/span>in <\/span>because <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>multitude <\/span>of <\/span>fish.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Understanding <\/span>the <\/span>Two <\/span>Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

These <\/span>two <\/span>fishing <\/span>miracles\u2014<\/span>though <\/span>similar <\/span>in <\/span>result\u2014<\/span>happened <\/span>at <\/span>very <\/span>different <\/span>moments <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>ministry <\/span>of <\/span>Christ <\/span>and <\/span>reveal <\/span>two <\/span>distinct <\/span>approaches <\/span>God <\/span>uses <\/span>to <\/span>work <\/span>in <\/span>our <\/span>lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>Luke <\/span>5<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>meets <\/span>Peter <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>other <\/span>fishermen <\/span>after <\/span>preaching <\/span>from <\/span>their <\/span>boat. <\/span>He <\/span>instructs <\/span>them <\/span>to <\/span>launch <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>deep<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>to <\/span>go <\/span>far <\/span>out <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>sea, <\/span>away <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>shore\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>to <\/span>let <\/span>down <\/span>their <\/span>nets <\/span>for <\/span>a <\/span>catch. <\/span>Despite <\/span>having <\/span>labored <\/span>all <\/span>night <\/span>in <\/span>vain, <\/span>Peter <\/span>obeys <\/span>the <\/span>word <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Lord. <\/span>The <\/span>result? <\/span>A <\/span>miraculous <\/span>catch <\/span>that <\/span>nearly <\/span>breaks <\/span>their <\/span>nets <\/span>and <\/span>sinks <\/span>their <\/span>boats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contrast <\/span>this <\/span>with <\/span>John <\/span>21<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>after <\/span>Jesus\u2019 <\/span>resurrection. <\/span>The <\/span>disciples, <\/span>once <\/span>again, <\/span>fish <\/span>all <\/span>night <\/span>and <\/span>catch <\/span>nothing. <\/span>But <\/span>this <\/span>time, <\/span>Jesus\u2014<\/span>unrecognized <\/span>at <\/span>first\u2014<\/span>stands <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>shore<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>instructs <\/span>them <\/span>to <\/span>simply <\/span>cast <\/span>the <\/span>net <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>right <\/span>side <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>boat<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>right <\/span>where <\/span>they <\/span>were. <\/span>They <\/span>obey\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>miracle <\/span>happens <\/span>right <\/span>there <\/span>near <\/span>the <\/span>shore, <\/span>with <\/span>no <\/span>need <\/span>to <\/span>sail <\/span>out <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>deep.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What <\/span>Is <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Teaching <\/span>Us?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jesus <\/span>wanted <\/span>His <\/span>disciples\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>us\u2014<\/span>to <\/span>understand <\/span>a <\/span>powerful <\/span>truth:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Miracles <\/span>are <\/span>not <\/span>bound <\/span>by <\/span>human <\/span>effort <\/span>or <\/span>logical <\/span>process. <\/span>They <\/span>are <\/span>born <\/span>from <\/span>obedience <\/span>and <\/span>faith <\/span>in <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>word.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There <\/span>are <\/span>seasons <\/span>when <\/span>God <\/span>may <\/span>instruct <\/span>us <\/span>to <\/span>put <\/span>in <\/span>effort, <\/span>to <\/span>push <\/span>deeper, <\/span>to <\/span>work <\/span>harder\u2014<\/span>like <\/span>launching <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>deep. <\/span>And <\/span>in <\/span>that <\/span>process, <\/span>He <\/span>blesses <\/span>the <\/span>labor <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>hands. <\/span>But <\/span>there <\/span>are <\/span>also <\/span>moments <\/span>when, <\/span>without <\/span>much <\/span>effort, <\/span>God <\/span>brings <\/span>provision <\/span>right <\/span>to <\/span>where <\/span>we <\/span>are\u2014<\/span>close, <\/span>simple, <\/span>and <\/span>unexpected\u2014<\/span>like <\/span>casting <\/span>the <\/span>net <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>other <\/span>side.<\/span><\/p>\n

God <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>limited <\/span>to <\/span>one <\/span>method. <\/span>Sometimes, <\/span>the <\/span>miracle <\/span>requires <\/span>you <\/span>to \u201c<\/span>go <\/span>deep.\u201d <\/span>Other <\/span>times, <\/span>it <\/span>happens <\/span>at <\/span>the \u201c<\/span>shore.\u201d <\/span>Either <\/span>way, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>His <\/span>word<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>not <\/span>our <\/span>strategy, <\/span>that <\/span>brings <\/span>the <\/span>breakthrough.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>God <\/span>of <\/span>Both <\/span>Methods<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many <\/span>people <\/span>today <\/span>believe <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>only <\/span>works <\/span>through <\/span>hard <\/span>toil, <\/span>or <\/span>that <\/span>miracles <\/span>only <\/span>come <\/span>when <\/span>we <\/span>exhaust <\/span>ourselves. <\/span>Others <\/span>believe <\/span>only <\/span>in <\/span>sudden, <\/span>effortless <\/span>miracles. <\/span>But <\/span>both <\/span>are <\/span>possible <\/span>with <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus <\/span>said <\/span>in <\/span>Matthew <\/span>6:<\/span>25\u2013<\/span>26 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>Therefore <\/span>I <\/span>say <\/span>to <\/span>you, <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>worry <\/span>about <\/span>your <\/span>life, <\/span>what <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>eat <\/span>or <\/span>what <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>drink\u2026 <\/span>Look <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>birds <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>air, <\/span>for <\/span>they <\/span>neither <\/span>sow <\/span>nor <\/span>reap <\/span>nor <\/span>gather <\/span>into <\/span>barns; <\/span>yet <\/span>your <\/span>heavenly <\/span>Father <\/span>feeds <\/span>them. <\/span>Are <\/span>you <\/span>not <\/span>of <\/span>more <\/span>value <\/span>than <\/span>they?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

God <\/span>is <\/span>both <\/span>the <\/span>God <\/span>who <\/span>provides <\/span>manna <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wilderness<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>Exodus <\/span>16) <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>God <\/span>who <\/span>blesses <\/span>the <\/span>work <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>hands<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>Deuteronomy <\/span>28:<\/span>12). <\/span>He <\/span>operates <\/span>beyond <\/span>formulas. <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>limited <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>economy, <\/span>education, <\/span>background, <\/span>or <\/span>your <\/span>present <\/span>location.<\/span><\/p>\n

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God\u2019s <\/span>Ways <\/span>Are <\/span>Beyond <\/span>Human <\/span>Understanding<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Romans <\/span>11:<\/span>33 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>Oh, <\/span>the <\/span>depth <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>riches <\/span>both <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>wisdom <\/span>and <\/span>knowledge <\/span>of <\/span>God! <\/span>How <\/span>unsearchable <\/span>are <\/span>His <\/span>judgments <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>ways <\/span>past <\/span>finding <\/span>out!\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Our <\/span>role <\/span>is <\/span>to <\/span>walk <\/span>with <\/span>Him, <\/span>trust <\/span>Him, <\/span>and <\/span>obey <\/span>His <\/span>voice\u2014<\/span>whether <\/span>He <\/span>tells <\/span>us <\/span>to <\/span>go <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>deep <\/span>or <\/span>to <\/span>cast <\/span>the <\/span>net <\/span>just <\/span>beside <\/span>the <\/span>boat. <\/span>Both <\/span>methods <\/span>produce <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>miraculous <\/span>outcome <\/span>when <\/span>done <\/span>by <\/span>faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Walk <\/span>with <\/span>God\u2014<\/span>Wherever <\/span>You <\/span>Are<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Whether <\/span>you <\/span>are \u201c<\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>deep\u201d <\/span>or \u201c<\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>shore,\u201d <\/span>your <\/span>responsibility <\/span>is <\/span>to <\/span>stay <\/span>close <\/span>to <\/span>Christ, <\/span>to <\/span>obey <\/span>His <\/span>word, <\/span>and <\/span>to <\/span>seek <\/span>His <\/span>kingdom <\/span>first.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Matthew <\/span>6:<\/span>33 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>But <\/span>seek <\/span>first <\/span>the <\/span>kingdom <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>righteousness, <\/span>and <\/span>all <\/span>these <\/span>things <\/span>shall <\/span>be <\/span>added <\/span>to <\/span>you.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Don’t <\/span>delay <\/span>or <\/span>give <\/span>excuses. <\/span>These <\/span>are <\/span>the <\/span>last <\/span>days. <\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>is <\/span>calling <\/span>you <\/span>to <\/span>a <\/span>deeper <\/span>walk, <\/span>to <\/span>surrender, <\/span>to <\/span>faith, <\/span>to <\/span>obedience. <\/span>Whether <\/span>you <\/span>are <\/span>busy <\/span>with <\/span>work, <\/span>family, <\/span>or <\/span>responsibilities\u2014<\/span>make <\/span>time <\/span>for <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Have <\/span>You <\/span>Given <\/span>Your <\/span>Life <\/span>to <\/span>Jesus?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

If <\/span>you <\/span>haven\u2019t <\/span>yet <\/span>made <\/span>the <\/span>decision <\/span>to <\/span>surrender <\/span>your <\/span>life <\/span>to <\/span>Christ, <\/span>now <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>time<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>You <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>know <\/span>what <\/span>tomorrow <\/span>holds. <\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>desires <\/span>a <\/span>relationship <\/span>with <\/span>you. <\/span>Come <\/span>to <\/span>Him <\/span>by <\/span>faith <\/span>and <\/span>trust <\/span>Him <\/span>with <\/span>your <\/span>life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Psalm <\/span>27:<\/span>1 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>is <\/span>my <\/span>light <\/span>and <\/span>my <\/span>salvation; <\/span>Whom <\/span>shall <\/span>I <\/span>fear? <\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>strength <\/span>of <\/span>my <\/span>life; <\/span>Of <\/span>whom <\/span>shall <\/span>I <\/span>be <\/span>afraid?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Psalm <\/span>23:<\/span>1\u2013<\/span>4 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>is <\/span>my <\/span>shepherd; <\/span>I <\/span>shall <\/span>not <\/span>want\u2026 <\/span>Yea, <\/span>though <\/span>I <\/span>walk <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>valley <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>shadow <\/span>of <\/span>death, <\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>fear <\/span>no <\/span>evil; <\/span>For <\/span>You <\/span>are <\/span>with <\/span>me\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Let <\/span>your <\/span>confidence <\/span>rest <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>One <\/span>who <\/span>can <\/span>work <\/span>beyond <\/span>logic, <\/span>beyond <\/span>effort, <\/span>beyond <\/span>circumstances. <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>yesterday, <\/span>today, <\/span>and <\/span>forever (<\/span>Hebrews <\/span>13:<\/span>8).<\/span><\/p>\n

Shalom.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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