Focus: The Wonder Worker (Pt.2)

Text: Ex.15:11

"Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?"

God, the wonder worker, placed the wonder of a Manna in the hands and mouths of His people. In the wilderness He made a way for them and fed them wonderfully.

According to the psalmist, you are fearfully and wonderfully made, and when He makes provisions for you, He does so wonderfully. You are the wonder of a human being, and in your hands is the wonder of a Manna - the food from heaven. God, from time to time, puts something in your hands to wonder about. 

The incarnate God is the eternal wonder. Christ is forever human, and that's an unceasing wonder.

We have seen the wonder of the Manna, now let's see another wonder. Luke writes, "And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?" (Act.2:12). This happened on the day of Pentecost. Like the Manna in the desert, the Spirit from heaven fell upon the disciples of Jesus Christ. The Spirit settled on their heads like the cloven tongues of fire. Like a mighty rushing wind, the Spirit swept across the whole house in which they were. There was a mighty sound from heaven, and the people felt the supernatural force of it. The Spirit was with them and in them. The Spirit filled them and brimmed over. It was another wonder to behold. The Spirit was God's provision for the spiritual journey of life. The disciples needed this wonder of the Spirit to reflect and represent Christ in the world. Christ lived with His disciples, but the Spirit came to live not only with but also in them. Jesus Christ told them that the Spirit "dwelleth with you, and shall be in you" (Jh.14:17).

From everywhere in the city of Jerusalem people gathered to see the wonder of God. It was incredible. Like the Manna, the Spirit was a mystery. The people could not understand it. The mystery was too much for their little closed minds. They started asking one another, What's going on? What's the meaning of this? They were baffled. Another wonder was being displayed in front of them and they couldn't hold their breath for it.

The Manna was a wonder that God put in the hands of His people. Now the Spirit is the wonder that God has put in the lives of Christ's disciples.

In the desert the people asked, 'What's this?' Here in the city of Jerusalem, the people are asking, What's the meaning of this? The wonder worker is at it again - doing what He knows best to do. He makes people wonder, and His wonder never ends.

The Manna was a wonder to the Israelites in the wilderness. The Spirit coming upon the disciples of Christ on the day of Pentecost was another wonder to the Jews who gathered in Jerusalem from all walks of life to observe the feast of Pentecost.

The Spirit in your life is a wonder. The disciples of Jesus Christ were seen and heard speaking out the wonderful works of God. The gathered crowd was astounded. 

Today the Spirit lives in you and lives with you, and all you need do is let Him manifest His wonder for all to see.

The Manna may cease when your life is over on this side, but the Spirit abides with you forever. When God provided the Manna the people wondered. When the man Christ Jesus came into this world as the enfleshed God, men at different times wondered at Him. In one occasion when He stood up and calmed the storm, His disciples wondered and said, "The men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!" (Mt.8:27). He was always a wonder to all. By His words and works He made people wonder. Also, when the Spirit arrived on the day of Pentecost the people wondered. Truly, what God does goes beyond what the finite mind of man can fathom. God is the wonder worker. God still provides manna for His children. 

God furnished a table for His people in the wilderness, and He has not stopped providing for the needs of His people today, and He does it in ways that make us wonder.

The psalmist says, "He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies." Most importantly, God gives us His Spirit to take charge for Him in this world. The Spirit empowers us for wonders. He demonstrates His power and manifests His wonders through us. We represent and reflect the wonder worker.

Watch out for His daily manna, and let God's Spirit have His way with you. Your God still works wonders.

by Bishop Moses E. Peter