“So many people around the world are looking for different miracles. They want to see people rise from the dead. They want to be able to speak in languages they haven’t learned, they want to be able to prophesy. But why settle for minor miracles when you can witness the best?”

I wish I’d had been there.

There are so many miracles in the Bible that would have been so remarkable to witness.

So recently, I’ve been wondering what is the most outstanding miracle in the Bible? If I could have seen one miracle which one would it be?

I’ve been conducting an informal survey of people asking them if they could have been there for any miracle in the Bible which one would it be?

Some were drawn to the miracles of Jesus. In particular the feeding of the five thousand.

Can you imagine being there in Matthew 14:16-20?  To be able to see the fish and the bread being created out of thin air? Fish that, at one moment did not exist, and all of a sudden skipped the growing process, were instantly aged, and cooked and tasty?

But then you quickly realize that they were consumed and disappeared within minutes by the five thousand men who ate them, and even the twelve leftover baskets eventually were consumed or thrown away. So, we must keep looking.

Some said the greatest miracle God did is when He created the universe in six literal days.

Can you imagine watching God create the universe from nothing in an instant in Genesis 1? To be able to see the world form, the stars created, and animals and plants formed in an instant?

To call it a remarkable thing to witness would be the understatement of the century.

It would certainly be astonishing to witness, but I think 2 Peter 3:7 shows how temporary this miracle is, since it tells us that earth and heaven will be destroyed by fire.  Therefore, that miracle, though incredible and impressive, will one day cease to be. Therefore I must keep searching.

A few mentioned when Jesus raised Lazarus.

Can you imagine reclining with Lazarus at the table, in John 12:2, a really short time after he had died and was resurrected by Jesus?

To see a man who had been dead several days, to be able to touch his face, watch him eat, converse with him, perhaps even ask him where he was and what he did for those few days. That would certainly have been one cool dinner party, but at some point during the dinner it would have dawned on me that even this miracle would wear off. Lazarus would experience death again! He would die, and the miracle that God performed would run out. Incredible miracle, but this one wouldn’t last, either. So, I must keep searching.

Some said, of course, the resurrection! It is the greatest miracle, and the most important. I would certainly agree with them, but Jesus, Himself, tells Thomas that blessed are those who haven’t seen and yet believe! (John 20:29) Therefore, it is safe to say that we’re actually better off not seeing this miracle. So, we must keep looking.

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