The only means that God used in the first five days of creation was His Word, spectacular and supernatural in the effect. However, on the sixth day God used something natural, dirt, in creating and forming man. Since that time, the great things that God does occur in those two ways.

Sometimes the Word of God is the only component used, while other times God uses something to facilitate a miracle or part of His plan. Let’s remember some of them. 

To accomplish divine purposes, He used Moses’ rod, Elisha’s staff, and putting a tree in the water to change it from bitter to sweet. A sling shot in David’s hand and even the jawbone of a donkey in Samson’s hand was used to bring deliverance. These tools, and many others not mentioned here, were instruments for God’s power and plan.

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