Do you believe

in miracles?

If one says,

"Yes, there is a God," then that begs a whole lot of questions.

That starts a ball rolling with which every credible, serious person must

explore.

Again, if you

say, "yes there is a God," then it immediately begs the question,

"Who, what, when, where and how?"

It further

says, "Is this God mad or glad at me?"

It says, "What

does He expect from me?"

It further

says, "What is His nature?"

It further

says, "What am I supposed to do about this?"

The list goes

on and on. That's why the atheists and agnostics all cop out. It is far

easier and much lazier to say, "There is no God," because then

I have to do absolutely nothing except serve myself. Believe me, life

would be a whole lot simpler if all I had to deal with is me .

I would certainly

be richer monetarily because you take 10 percent of your whole income

over your whole life and religiously invest it in the stock market instead

of the church, and you could have a considerable amount of money over

a 70- to 100-year life span. In fact, just think about it. If you will

quit giving to the church that 10 percent every month, you could possibly

drive a Mercedes or maybe a Lexus or even a Hummer. The list is endless

of where you could be spending all that money.

It was asked

of a friend of a very wealthy man at his funeral how much money did he

left when he died. The answer was, "All of it."

While we are

on the subject of worldly possessions, I have often wondered if anyone

in their right mind would pay $60,000 to $100,000 for a car and take it

up to a rocky mountaintop in the Western desert or to the Arctic or through

rivers with huge boulders. Automobile advertisements never cease to amaze

me. They ought to say in large print, "Payments, payments, payments."

If you say

there is a God, then it further begs the question, "What kind of

power does He have?" It gets deeper. If you say He is powerful, then

can He really do miracles? After all, if He created the world and the

universes and hangs the stares into space, can He not perform miracles

here on earth?

If your brain

is too over fused with all these heady issues, I will help with a pastor's

answer on miracles. Yes, He can and does perform miracles. Let me share

one with you. His Word says, "All good and perfect gifts come from

God."

Last Wednesday

I was sitting at my home church office working on my broken computer when

the phone rang. This very nice lady on the line said she had seen our

church ad and was looking for a good church. This was all I needed as

my chest swelled and I began my spiel on what a fine church we have. I

believe this strongly or I wouldn't tell people it was good church. She

indicated she and her friend were seriously looking. I hang up the phone

and in about one hour, it rang again

Last night

at Wednesday night Bible study which our little church calls "wonderful

Wednesdays," we were all awaiting the Bible study, which involved

a new study on Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus, when the door opened

and two families walked in ready for Bible study. This may not seem like

a miracle to you, but in the middle of the hot Georgia summer when two

families out of the blue call and get me on the phone and then actually

show up, it is a miracle .

Our church

voted to build and we now have the plans all drawn up and submitted to

the county for approval. God is good and still in the miracle business.

Hallelujah, it is true!!!

The Rev.

Dr. Knox Herndon is pastor of His House Community Church (SBC). The Rev.

Greg Mausz is senior associate pastor. The Rev. Dr. Lydia Herndon is the

Sunday School superintendent, Bible study coordinator and teacher. The

church is just below Fayetteville, on Ga. Highway 85, a mile south of

Ga. Highway 16, just below the fire station. Visitors welcome. Church

office and prayer line 770-719-2365; e-mail [email protected]. The church's

new Web site is www.hishousecommunitychurch.com.

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