After years of exposure to the Bible, we sometimes lose our sense of wonder at the amazing things we read about in the pages of Scripture. Every once in a while it is good to take a step back, pause, and marvel at the miracles that we read about in the Bible, and to praise God who has shown his power through these miracles.

One fascinating miracle in the Old Testament was performed by the prophet Elisha in 2 Kings 6. He was felling trees with some other men when an accident happened: “But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, ‘Alas, my master! It was borrowed.’ Then the man of God said, ‘Where did it fall?’ When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float” (2 Kings 6:5-6).

Another miracle in the Old Testament that always stops me in my tracks is found in 2 Kings 13:20-21. “So Elisha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year. And as a man was being buried, behold, a marauding band was seen and the man was thrown into the grave of Elisha, and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet.” (2 Kings 13:20-21). What an amazing event! If you had seen this, wouldn’t you have told everyone you know about what you just witnessed? By this event, God showed his power through Elisha, even after Elisha was dead. This is one of those miracles that reminds me to pause and marvel at the power of God.

A third lesser-known miracle is found in Acts 19. While we are not told all the details, Luke emphasizes the incredible nature of these miracles. “And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them” (Acts 19:11-12). It is nothing short of incredible that pieces of fabric that Paul touched could then be taken to sick and demon possessed people who were healed with the touch of the cloth.

Everyone knows that ordinarily iron doesn’t float, dead men’s bones don’t make other dead men come alive, and fabric doesn’t heal people of diseases. These are three spectacular miracles that put God’s greatness and power on full display. Nothing is too hard for our God! But all too often, instead of trusting in the God who can make iron float, dead people come alive, and heal people with a handkerchief, I worry about situations in life that seem out of my control. When something feels out of our control, it’s a good time to pause and remember that nothing is too hard for our God!