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Judges chapter 13, verses 19 and 20.

So Manoa took the young goat with the grain offering and offered it on a rock to the Lord,

to the one who works wonders.

And Manoa and his wife were watching. And when the flame went up toward

heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his

wife were watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground. What a scene. This is the story

that precedes the birth of Samson in the book of judges.

And there's a lot we can talk about here when it comes to Samson and his parents.

But the picture I want to hone in on and lead us to pray according to is this image

of Manoa and his wife, giving this offering on this rock to the Lord.

And the Lord is described.

God is described as the one who works wonders.

Is that not a great description of God?

And I love the way even the rest of the story unfolds as they

encounter God in this wonderful way, and they fall on their faces to the ground. I just want to remind

you today that you serve and worship and you know the God who works wonders. This is who God is and I want to invite you

to ask God to work wonders in your life, in your family, in your friends' lives, in your church, in the world around you. Let's ask God

to work wonders because he's the one who does this. He's the one who works wonders. And I love how

it even says, Manoa and his wife were watching and just waiting to see the wonders of God in a way that eventually led them on their

faces to the ground.

And so let's praise God as the one who works wonders.

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