I play guitar. My sister plays piano. I can remember standing in a pawn shop and asking my father to buy a guitar as a boy. Amazingly, I did learn to play that guitar… miraculous.
When my son was ten years old, I took him to guitar lessons, every Saturday, for years. He is a much better guitar player than I am. Yesterday, Lizzy and I attended a concert to hear him play. Amazing to me, my son now plays the banjo. My dad would have been over the moon to hear Holland play the banjo. There is not much Bible evidence that people in heaven can look down and see what we are doing here on earth, but the thought of it is amazing to me.
Buy a Piano
I keep using the word amazing. I think you could just as easily substitute the word miracle. God does miracles in our lives, but sometimes we overlook the miraculous around us.
My dad loved the sound of piano. He listened to the voice of God and bought a piano when my sister was young. My sister took piano lessons. When I stand in church playing guitar, with my sister playing the piano, it is miraculous.
The King’s Dream
In the book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made an incredible statement:
It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation. —Daniel 4:2-3
The king had a dream that terrified him. He knew it was a message from God, so he brought the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners together, but they could not interpret the dream. Finally, he called for Daniel to interpret the dream. The king knew from past experiences that the spirit of God was in Daniel.
The dream was about a magnificent tree, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds.
The Interpretation
Then, the scary part… a messenger from heaven, called in a loud voice saying “Cut down the tree.” Daniel was greatly perplexed, and his thoughts terrified him. He said to the king, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!” But, it did not. The tree was King Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel told the king, “You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes” (Daniel 4:25).
The dream was fulfilled just as Daniel had said. Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from his people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. At the end of that time, Nebuchadnezzar raised his eyes toward heaven, and his sanity was restored. Then, he praised the Most High God and honored him who lives forever. Nebuchadnezzar was given a second chance and the kingdom was restored to him.
Experience the Miraculous
Perhaps, there is something that God has put in your heart. Today is your opportunity for an unexpected second chance. When you hear God’s voice speaking to you, listen. Even for something as silly as: Buy a piano.
In the tiny living room, in the house where I grew up, sits a beautiful piano. My dad listened and bought a piano. The miracle didn’t happen right away, but it did happen and my father got to witness the miraculous.
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
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