Does God Believe in Miracles?

"Is anything too hard for the LORD?" (Genesis 18:14)

This verse could also be translated from the Hebrew this way: "Is anything too wonderful for the Lord?" Or, "Is anything miraculous to the Lord?"

The word "miracle" refers to something that takes place outside the ordinary rules of nature. It should not surprise us that God could perform miracles, because he created what we call nature; he is above it, beyond it, outside it. Those who reject the miraculous are simply rejecting God and vice versa.

Yet to God, there are no "miracles" in a certain sense. That which is surprising to us is expected by him. That which is wondrous to us is straightforward to him. That which which is beyond our nature is never beyond him.

Is anything miraculous to the Lord? No. Although he has been known to marvel at human unbelief.

This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. (Psalm 118:23)

And he marvelled because of their unbelief. (Mark 6:6)