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The Blessing & Miracles

I believe that most believers are conversant with the words miracle and blessing. They do not mean the same thing. People sometimes use them interchangeably, though more often you will find the word blessing used in more general terms. The Blessing as I have learnt is the empowerment of God to prosper. That empowerment is without prejudice to your skin colour, tribe, sex or any other factors that differentiates people. A miracle on the other hand is God’s supernatural intervention in human affairs. The children of Israel were sustained by the miracles of Jehovah as they journeyed from Egypt to Canaan. Manna fell from heaven daily for them to have enough food to eat, that was clearly a miracle. But when they arrived at the border of Canaan, the Manna ceased, and they had to cultivate their land to get food to be sustained. The Manna did not cease because God stopped loving and caring for them, but because a miracle was no longer necessary for their sustenance. I imagine that if th...