Miracle of Repentance
From an online dictionary, a miracle is a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.
e.g. “the miracle of rising from the grave”.
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Miracles are mostly given by the grace of God in expectation of repentance.
Matthew 11:20-21 NLT
21 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.
21 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.
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The miracle of the resurrection of Jesus is so we would repent from our sins and be forgiven. Repentance leads to forgiveness.
Acts 5:30-31 NLT
30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
31 Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.
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My born-again experience came from Jesus giving me a second chance to live. Just before then, I was bedridden for about 7 days due to chest pains while in my high school dormitory. I turned to Jesus in prayers and pledged to serve Him for the rest of my life if He would heal me. By morning I was miraculously healed, and I then made good on my pledge.
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“Thank Jesus for miraculously healing me and saving my soul. My love for you gets sweeter by the day. Through the privilege of repentance, my life has been turned away from sins unto godly living. I love you, Jesus”.
Pastor Oyewola Oyeleke