Written by David Wicks

Read: “Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:4-5

The world would have you believe that miracles come few and far between. We might have the idea of a miracle being a sea parted or being safe from a den of lions, and this grand expectation keeps us from seeing the miracles God is working on a daily basis.

My son Psalm was born at twenty-two weeks, and we spent 297 days in the NICU at Children’s Nebraska. By all accounts, Psalm should not have been born. He weighed 450 grams at birth, and within the first week of his life he had a perforated bowel. This led to an emergency bedside surgery to save his life and clean out the bacteria.

“Say your goodbyes and prepare for the worst outcome,” was the last thing we heard as a team of surgeons and nurses rushed into the room. There was a one percent chance of survival, but we knew the God of Miracles was in the room.

We signed the waivers, talked to the lead surgeon, and we prayed with Psalm. We sat in the waiting room and prayed, thanking God for all He had done and all He was going to do. After three hours, the surgeon came out and told us the surgery was a success. The road to recovery after was not a straight path, but every step of the way God provided for Psalm and our family.

The miracle of life in itself is amazing, but watching our son grow outside of the womb leaves me at a loss for words. Every step of the way, the world told us that it was a lost cause, but the same God who parted the Red Sea was the same God who miraculously saved our son. Today he is a strong and determined little toddler who keeps us on our toes and brings pure joy to any environment he is in.

Weekly Reflection Questions

1. Is there a time in your life where you had a spirit-filled certainty for a specific moment? Write about that experience. What were you thinking and feeling? What did God reveal to you through that?
2. Do opportunities for healing get your attention, and do you almost feel compelled to do something about it? Do you have a testimony of healing?
3. Are there examples in your life that may not seem at first “miraculous” but cannot be explained in a way other than the intervention of God?