In the Bible, the word is frequently (though not always) used to describe a miracle, a supernatural work of God. When the Lord told Moses He wanted him to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, God promised, “I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he [Pharaoh] will let you go” (Exod. 3:20). And after Christ’s ascension, Peter said to the people, “Jesus of Nazareth [was] a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs” (Acts 2:22). However, there are many wonders that fall short of contravening the regular functioning of nature. They are not miracles, in that stricter sense, but they are still wonderful, and often we can see the imprint of the hand of our Creator on them. “He does great things past finding out, yes, wonders without number” (Job 9:10). Sailors at sea have witnessed many of these. “They see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep” (Ps. 107:24).
Then, there are wonderful things that happen in the spiritual realm. Bev Shea saw it, over and over, in the evangelistic meetings he shared with the Billy Graham team. Through faith in Christ, individuals were made new, and despair turned to joy, with the understanding that God loved them enough to send His Son to die for their sins (Jn. 3:16).
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