Isaiah 41:~9 & 10 NIV
I said, ‘You are my servant’;
I have chosen you and
have not rejected you.
10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for
I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with
my righteous right hand.
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Matthew 16:1-4 NIV
1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking
Him to show them a sign from heaven.
2But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will
be fair, for the sky is red;’ 3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy,
for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of
the sky, but not the signs of the times! A wicked and adulterous generation
demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He
left them and went away.
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It seems a curious thing that believers can see the
assisting hand of God daily while non-believers never see it at all. There are
here two perceived realities, yet it is fair to ask is there only one set of
facts?—is God in some sense absent from not only the perception of
non-believers but also from actual ad hoc micro assistance as well (the Bible
holds that the benefit of macro blessings obtains to all).—So then, if a
probability study were to be made regarding the egregiously small likelihood of
a related chain of micro events (a miracle) obtaining to the benefit of
believers, it would be difficult if not impossible to devise a tenable control
group to assess the sway of perception as distinct from fact.
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