You cry out for a miracle in your finances, and the Lord is the great Miracle Worker, whose power to help lies not in your own strength but wholly in Himself. He who opened the ear of the deaf and cast out the unclean spirit did nothing but speak, and it was done. Can He not speak to your necessity? Yet I would have you consider the miracle of the loaves, for Christ is grand in emergencies. The multitude hungered, and He fed them with a boy’s small provision. None refused His supply, for they ate and were filled. Now, if the Lord could multiply bread and fishes, can He not touch the resources you need for that application fee and the debt that weighs upon you? He who used a poor lump of figs to turn back death itself can employ the weakest means to meet your need. Be not afraid, whatever the present trouble, but remember that the greater miracle is not the money, but the transformation of your own soul.
You are burdened with debt, and I do not dismiss that weight. But he who knows his greatest debt is paid, the debt of sin, cancelled at Calvary, would be foolish to be overwhelmed by earthly obligations. Has Christ not said, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”? The miracle of grace is that you, a sinner, might stand before God as a child. If He has given you His Son, will He not with Him freely give you all things? Yet do not fix your hope upon a lump sum as the sign of His love. Consider the miracle of the loaves in your own life: how often He has already supplied, even when your faith was small. The power to save and to provide lies wholly in Jesus Himself; you are not to conjure up a perfect faith to move His hand, for He is often moved by His own compassion.
I warn you as I warn myself: seeing a sudden influx of money would not guarantee deeper faith. Many saw miracles and remained hard-hearted. But the soul that learns to trust in the dark will behold a greater wonder, the miracle of a contented heart, the miracle of daily bread appearing when all seemed lost. A Christian is a mass of miracles; his story will fill heaven with enthusiasm. So pray, but pray with open hands. Cry out, yes, for He hears. But let your cry be, “Lord, increase my faith; show me Thyself as my portion.” That is the miracle of love that melts unbelief: we love Him because He first loved us. He may send the answer swiftly, more swiftly than I can speak, or He may delay to teach you to lean upon Him alone. In either case, the Lord Jesus Christ is grand in emergencies, and He will appear for you. Only do not refuse His provision when it comes, though it be different from what you expect. The moral of the miracle is trust: trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. The application fee, the debt, the apartment, these are but trifles to Him who clothes the lilies. Roll these burdens upon Him, and then go forth in peace, considering the miracle of the loaves until your own heart catches the lesson and sings, “What a miracle is here! I must believe You!”