What If His Presence Is the Miracle?

“You’ll get your miracle,” she said.

And I wanted to believe her.

But what if we already have?

What if the miracle is not healing or everything finally working out the way we hoped? What if the miracle is that He is still here, holding us steady in hands big enough to hold galaxies, yet gentle enough to catch a single tear?

We wait for the sea to split, the mountain to move, the pain to end. But maybe the miracle is not what changes around us. Maybe it is what God is quietly shaping within us.

The Miracle in the Fire

I keep coming back to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3.

They were faithful. They trusted God. And still, God did not prevent them from being thrown into the fire.

They had to go in.

They still faced the blaze. They still felt the heat. Faith did not remove the trial. Faith met them inside of it.

When the king looked into the furnace, he said:

“Didn’t we throw three men bound into the fire? But I see four, unbound and walking around, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” (Daniel 3:24–25)

That is the miracle.

Not that they escaped the fire, but that God Himself stepped into it with them.

This story reminds us that God’s presence is sometimes the miracle we overlook. The fire did not destroy them because the Holy One stood among them. The same is true for us.

When the Storm Does Not Stop

Sometimes God speaks and the storm goes still. Other times, the wind keeps blowing and there we are, a small speck resting in His mighty hand.

The same hand that shaped mountains and told the oceans where to stop now cups around us with such care.

He holds us steady, strong enough to shield, gentle enough not to crush. We may feel the storm, but we are never out of His grasp.

This is not a distant God. This is Immanuel, God with us.

When Healing Has Not Come Yet

What if this illness never goes away? What if the valley lasts longer than we hoped?

Then maybe this, His nearness, His strength, His peace that makes no sense, is the miracle.

Because it is not just that God can heal. It is that He came close. And He still does.

The same Jesus who stepped into the fire walks into hospital rooms, long nights, and waiting seasons. He may not take away the pain yet, but He never wastes it. He is writing redemption into every moment, both seen and unseen.

His presence is not small. His presence is not secondary. His presence is the miracle.

The Promise of His Presence

God Himself speaks through Isaiah:

“When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned… For I am the Lord your God.”
-Isaiah 43:2–3

Not if you walk through the fire, but when.

The promise is not exemption from hardship. The promise is that we will never face it alone.

If you are still waiting for your miracle, take heart.

Maybe the miracle is already here, His presence, His peace, His hand holding you steady in the storm.

He has not left you.

And He never will.

Meet the Author
Amy Bunting

Amy is a sinner saved by grace, learning to live with joy even when life is hard. She’s been married to Bradley for nearly 25 years and is the mother of four — with one still (barely) in the nest.

Her family has walked through deep valleys, including her daughter’s chronic illness. Through it all, Amy has come to know the peace and faithfulness of Jesus in a deeply personal way as she learns to surrender.

She writes to offer the same hope and encouragement she’s received — quiet reminders that we are not alone, and that God is still good.

When she’s not writing, Amy teaches second grade! She hopes her students catch a glimpse of Jesus as she helps them to feel seen and loved. 

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