Whoever believes in God, believes in miracles. Whoever believes in Jesus as the Bible says, believes that He does miracles today as He did in the past. After all, He promised it, and said that miraculous signs would follow those who believe. In all the miracles of Jesus we see only one condition for the recipient to receive it: faith. Merit, holiness, being a religious person, being a Jew or a Gentile—none of that mattered. Whoever believed, received. We see the mercy of God in that. The only condition anyone had to meet to receive a miracle was to believe in Him.

But we also see a very important truth in the Scriptures about miracles:

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Not everyone who performed miracles was godly.
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Judas performed miracles and cast out demons. He also stole from the offering bag, lied, betrayed Jesus, and committed suicide. Pharaoh’s magicians in Egypt also turned their staffs into snakes, as Moses did.

The Lord Jesus warned us about such miracle makers:

Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! Matthew 7.22,23.

 We can clearly see here that there are MANY people who do MANY miracles in Jesus’ name — but at the same time are doers of iniquity.

How can this be?

Yes, it is possible because it’s God who performs the miracle, not the so-called anointed man or woman of God. Once God used a donkey to speak and even a witchdoctor to bless! God is God and He uses whoever He wants to bless those who believe in Him! Remember, the only condition to receive a miracle is faith. So, if I am the worst sinner, or even a criminal, a deceiver and a liar, but I preach the Word of God to the afflicted (even if I care only for myself), and the person believes in the Word, the miracle happens. But notice: That miracle does not mean that my ministry is of God nor that I am of God.

Everyone who is of God has the authority to perform miracles. But not everyone who performs miracles is of God.

In the next post we will understand what really characterizes a man or a woman of God.