How to Perform Miracles · Restore the Gifts · Overcome Sin by Claiming the Promises of God

How to Perform Miracles

Claim Bible Promises · Abide in Christ · Walk in the Old Paths

The dragon hates this work because it raises up a people who keep the commandments of God, revive the gifts (miracles), believe the testimony of Jesus, claim the promises of God, and prepare to stand among the 144,000 whose names are written in heaven.

This page is for souls asking how to overcome sin, how to pray in living faith, how to claim the promises of God, how miracles are restored to the remnant, and how the church of the firstborn prepares for translation without seeing death.

"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."

— John 15:7 (KJV)
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How Miracles Are Performed

Not by presumption. Not by noise. Not by smooth religion. By abiding, obeying, believing, and asking in faith.

The Foundation Rule

“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”

— John 15:7 (KJV)

Abide in Christ

Miracles are not produced by self-excitement. They spring out of union with Christ. If His words do not abide in the soul, the mouth may speak loudly while heaven remains silent.

Keep His Commandments

Christ joined abiding with obedience. The man who asks while refusing to walk in the light is trying to pluck fruit from a dead tree.

Claim the Promises of God Given to Us Through His Son Jesus Christ

Faith takes God at His word. It lays hold of what He has spoken to us through His Son (Gal. 4:6). It refuses the lie of appearances and stands on “It is written.” Have complete and total DEPENDANCE upon the Word of God which is Jesus Christ (John 1:14).

Christ Spake Only What the Father Commanded Him to Speak

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

— John 12:49–50 (KJV)

Jesus was Taught by His Father & God

Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

— John 8:28 (KJV)

Not My Words, But My Father’s Words

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

— John 14:10 (KJV)

Doctrine From Christ's Heavenly Father & God (John 20:17)

Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

— John 7:16 (KJV)

Total Dependence Upon His Father & God

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

— John 5:30 (KJV)

"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it SHALL be done unto you.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."

— John 15:7,10 (KJV)

"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

— Matthew 21:22 (KJV)

"And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God... what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."

— Mark 11:22–24 (KJV)

Miracle-Working Faith Is Not Separate from Character

There is the fraud of the age: men want power without purity, gifts without government, wonders without the Word, and healing without holiness. But the Bible will not bow to that circus.

Christ said, abide. He said, keep my commandments. He said, ask in faith. Here is the ladder the lazy flesh hates.

The remnant are not called to cheap profession, but to living union with the Son of God, through whom heaven’s resources become available to the obedient believer.

“Revelation 12:17. ‘And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.’ The woman is a symbol of the church, and the remnant of the church represents the Christians of the last generation of men, living just prior to the second advent. The dragon makes war on these for keeping the commandments of God, Sabbath and all, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ, which, according to the inspired definition of chapter 19:10, ‘is the spirit of prophecy.’ Here, then, are the causes of the dragon’s warfare upon the remnant. They teach the observance of the Ten Commandments, and the revival of the gifts, and acknowledge the gift of prophecy among them. When the devil got one foot upon the fourth commandment, and the other upon the gifts planted in the Christian church by Jesus Christ, then his satanic majesty was filled with revengeful delight. But when the remnant, whom God designs to fit for translation to heaven without seeing death, ‘ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein,’ then the dragon is wroth, and makes war on them.”

— Ellen G. White, Spiritual Gifts, Vol. 3 (1864), pp. 25–26

Exceeding Great and Precious Promises

The promises are not ornaments for a shelf. They are weapons, bread, medicine, title-deeds, and pearls for the taking.

The Promise Method

“Whereby are GIVEN unto us exceeding great and precious PROMISES: that BY THESE ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”

— 2 Peter 1:4 (KJV)

2 Corinthians 7:1

“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

Matthew 4:4

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

Matthew 18:19

“If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”

Mark 11:23–24

"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith."

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

1 John 5:14–15

“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. ”

2 Corinthians 4:18

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

John 14:14

“If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”

John 15:7, 10

"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love."

How to Claim the Promises

First, find the promise that covers the need. Second, present it before God (John 16:23) claiming Jeremiah 12:16, say, "As surely as the Lord liveth, before whom I stand" ... then present your petition, in the name of Jesus Christ.

"And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." — John 16:23–24 (KJV)

Third, believe that His word is true before sense and feeling rise to salute it. Fourth, walk as one who has asked and received.

The faith that claims a promise while clinging to cherished sin is a counterfeit coin. But the faith that yields the life, cleanses the heart, and rests upon the word of God moves the arm of Omnipotence.

That is how the saints advance. Not by boasting, but by believing. Not by drifting, but by taking hold.

"This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us."

— 1 John 5:14 (KJV)

"If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."

— John 14:14 (KJV)

"Looking not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen..."

— 2 Corinthians 4:18 (KJV)

The Lord has placed in His word a treasury for faith. The promises are not locked to the obedient as mock ornaments. They are placed within reach to be laid hold of with earnest, persevering faith. Heaven’s storehouse is not empty. Men are empty because they ask not, believe not, and abide not.

— Claim the promises. Cleanse the life. Perfect holiness in the fear of God.

The Restoration of Miracles and the Gifts

The remnant are not merely commandment-keepers in theory. They have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:17 and Revelation 19:10

“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

“For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

— Revelation 12:17; Revelation 19:10 (KJV)

Why the Dragon Is Wroth

The warfare is not stirred because the remnant are fashionable religionists who know how to clap on cue. It is stirred because they revive what hell tried to trample: the commandments of God, Sabbath and all, and the gifts planted in the church by Jesus Christ.

Satan was pleased when he put one foot upon the fourth commandment and another upon the gifts. He is enraged when those truths rise again in a people preparing for translation.

Miracles in the Remnant

The restoration of the gifts (miracles) does not point to confusion, fanatic smoke, and theatrical religion. It points to the testimony of Jesus, heaven’s counsel, living faith, healing by prayer, providential deliverance, and the mighty working of God in a commandment-keeping people.

The remnant are fitted for translation, and heaven does not fit them by lifeless theory. The same God who gave the promises intends that His people should prove them.

“The truths that we received in 1841, ’42, ’43, and ’44 are to be studied and proclaimed. The messages of the first, second, and third angels will in the future be proclaimed with a loud voice. They will be given with earnest determination and in the power of the Spirit.”

— Ellen G. White, Letter 75, 1905

“The truth is the same as it ever has been, and not a pin or a pillar can be moved from the structure of truth. That which was sought for out of the Word in 1844, 1845, and 1846 remains the truth in every particular.”

— Ellen G. White, Letter 38, 1906

Ask for the Old Paths

The way of victory is not found by throwing overboard the pillars and baptizing apostasy with a polished smile.

"Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein..."

— Jeremiah 6:16 (KJV)

"Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps..."

— Jeremiah 31:21 (KJV)

"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."

— Proverbs 22:28 (KJV)

The Old Paths and the Living Power of God

The old paths are not dead museum corridors. They are the highway of life. There the commandments stand. There the sanctuary opens. There the faith of Jesus breathes. There the testimony of Jesus speaks. There the gifts revive. There the promises are claimed.

Men arise with “new light” that contradicts the old foundation and expect the saints to clap for the demolition. But truth does not become false because modern mouths sneer at it.

The remnant cling to the truths sought out of the Word in 1844, 1845, and 1846. Not a pin. Not a pillar. Not one rotten hand laid upon the structure.

“When the power of God testifies as to what is truth, that truth is to stand forever as the truth. No after-suppositions, contrary to the light God has given are to be entertained. Men will arise with interpretations of Scripture which are to them truth, but which are not truth. The truth for this time, God has given us as a foundation for our faith... the standard-bearers who have fallen in death, are to speak through the reprinting of their writings.”

— Ellen G. White, Counsels to Writers and Editors, pp. 31–32

Questions People Are Asking

And the Word answers them with a straight edge, not a rubber ruler.

How do you perform miracles according to the Bible?

You abide in Christ, let His words abide in you, keep His commandments, ask in faith, and claim the promises according to His will. Miracle-working faith is living union with Christ, not spiritual stage-lighting.

How do Bible promises help overcome sin?

The promises make believers partakers of the divine nature. They cleanse the life from filthiness of flesh and spirit, strengthen obedience, and lead to perfect holiness in the fear of God.

What is the restoration of the gifts in the remnant church?

The remnant keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ, which is the spirit of prophecy. The restoration of the gifts includes the revival of heaven’s counsel, living faith, answered prayer, and divine power in a commandment-keeping people.

Who are the 144,000?

They are the final remnant prepared for translation, sealed in the truth, following the Lamb, standing on the old paths, and written in heaven in the Lamb’s book of life.

Take Hold of the Promises

The hour is too solemn for dead creeds, sleepy religion, and ornamental Christianity.

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

— 1 Corinthians 2:9 (KJV)

"If ye love me, keep my commandments."

— John 14:15 (KJV)

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

— Revelation 22:14 (KJV)
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"The issue is not whether men admire the truth. The issue is whether souls will abide in Christ, claim the promises, revive the gifts, keep the commandments, and be found written in heaven."