Welcome to the Family Altar Daily Devotional Guide of The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria

DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2025
TOPIC: THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL
BIBLE PASSAGE: ACTS 9:32-43

Key Verse: “All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord” – Acts 9:35,42.

Miracles are God’s interventions in the course of nature. The earthly ministry of Christ was characterised by such events. In this passage, we see Apostle Paul performing outstanding miracles. These miracles endeared many to Christ in Lydda, Sharon and Joppa, where the miracles took place.

To believe in Christ and be born of the Spirit of God is the greatest thing that can happen to anyone. The miracle of the new birth showcases the power of God in an unprecedented manner. It quickens a person who had been dead in sins and trespasses to manifest the fruit of the Spirit and to produce the life of Christ.

A person can be healed like Aeneas, without being free from sin; he can be delivered from demonic oppression and attacks and remain a sinner. A person can even be raised from the dead like Dorcas but without the miracle of the new birth. The person so healed, delivered from attacks or raised from the dead, will be unable to get to heaven without the new birth experience.

The new birth miracle leads you to the kingdom of God. It is the double operations of the word and Spirit in a man’s heart. To believe in miracles is great but profession alone, without the experience of the new birth, cannot take anyone to heaven. The new birth occasions in a man, moral, emotional and spiritual transformation.

Faith is very important for the new birth; faith that trusts in the Lord for salvation. The evidence that you are born again is that you live a righteous life. Heaven and your neighbours are bound to notice your new spiritual status. The question is, have you experienced the new birth?

ACTION:
Open up your heart for the new birth which is the greatest miracle of God.

PRAYER:
Pray for yourself and people you know who are yet to experience the new birth