Deuteronomy 4:32
“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?”
Moses had run his course. His days upon Earth were numbered. The miracles that God performed in His lifetime were numerous from his deliverance as a baby, to the burning bush experience, to the deliverance from Egypt to the border of the Jordan River.
As Moses addressed the younger generation who had only heard of those miracles, he challenged them to “ask now of the days that are past.” In other words, he was saying that they didn’t have to settle on just hearing the stories from the past, but they could see the same miracles if they would simply ask God to do it again.
I’m afraid that we oftentimes settle for only hearing the stories of the past. We hear how God answered the prayers of people in the past in a mighty fashion and settle that it won’t happen to us. We hear how God built churches in the past and think that those days are over. We hear how God saved souls in abundance and think that people are too hardened for that to happen again. We hear of the miraculous of the past and settle that those things will never happen again.
Let me remind you that God wants us to ask Him to do it again. He says, “For ask now of the days that are past…” In other words, stop saying it can’t happen and realize that God can still do it. Stop listening to the naysayers who have settled for a faithless life and determine to see God do something again in your lifetime. There were three things God was saying He could do again.
First, He was saying He could perform the miracles of the past. Israel saw the parting of the Red Sea and the miracles in Egypt, and God was saying to ask for them again. Friend, if God did something in the past, then He can do it again. You can see the miracles of the past if you will just ask Him to do it again.
Second, He was saying that He could answer prayers as He did in the past. Israel asked for deliverance, and God answered that prayer. God can still answer prayers today. The same God that answered prayers for men of yesteryear can still answer prayers today. God hasn’t closed down the answering prayer business; we have simply stopped going to the store to get the prayers answered. If God answered prayers in the past, then ask Him to do it again.
Third, He was saying that His powerful presence can still be present today. They saw God’s presence in Mt. Sinai, and He was saying to ask for His presence again. Christian, God’s power is still for today. God’s power was not just for Christians of the past, it is still for today. God’s power was not just for the early church, but it is for the church today. You will never have His power and presence on your life until you ask Him for His presence.
Could God do it again? Absolutely! It all comes down to whether you will “ask now of the days that are past.” Don’t accept the mentality that the powerful works were only for yesteryear, start asking God to do those works again today in your life.