21 Days of Fasting and Prayer: Greater Things Exemplo

Preparing for a Miracle

There are times in life we make special preparations for something new. When a family is expecting a new baby, there is preparation. Walls are painted, furniture is purchased, and a room is prepared for the new life coming. When you purchase a new home there are lots of preparations – from packing boxes to finally giving away items in storage that haven’t been used in years, preparation precedes something new.

Isaiah 54 records a prophecy about Israel’s future and the preparation for a new, miraculous day coming. The prophet writes in Isaiah 54:2-3, “ Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home and spare no expense! For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will occupy other nations and resettle the ruined cities.”

Not only were the Israelites living in exile under the oppression of the Babylonians, but were experiencing the shame, disgrace, and humiliation of losing their country. But that would soon change, and Isaiah calls them to prepare.

When we receive a word from the Lord, we have a responsibility to steward the word by believing, praying, and preparing.

First, we must believe the word by holding onto it in faith and trusting that the God who spoke it will make it happen in His perfect timing!

Second, pray over the word. One of the best things you can do with a promise is keep it somewhere you can read and pray over it regularly.

Finally, prepare for the word to come to fruition. Perhaps you have been praying for a family member who doesn’t follow Jesus. Begin preparing for your miracle – buy them a Bible with their name engraved on it believing that the Lord is answering your prayers for their salvation. We are not trying to force God’s plan, but we are preparing by faith for the promise that is sure to come.

Number 23:19 states, “God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?” The answer is, No! God is faithful.

Joshua 21:45 reminds us of the reliability of God’s promises: “Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.”

God will complete every word He has spoken, and our preparation makes way for the miracles He desires to fulfill in our lives!