A Miracle to Land a Plane on the Hudson River

Surgery for infant twins joined at stomach... "We canwine, that was a miracle. When Jesus calmed the
separate them." The five-month-old babies share astormy sea, that was a miracle. When Jesus took five
liver. "They are miracle babies."loaves and two fishes to feed about five thousand
A baseball player breaks Hank Aaron's all time record,men, besides women and children. That was a miracle.
"it's nothing more than a miracle."Some have said that the landing of the plane was by
"Johnny is autistic. When he was 4 years old, he ranthe providence of God. Well, what does that mean?
around the house babbling meaningless sounds. NowProvidence is "that preservation, care and government
Johnny is 24 and has a university degree and awhich God exercises over all things that He has
professional career. It's a miracle." Is it a miracle?created, in order that they may accomplish the ends
A flock of geese takes out the engines on a plane,for which they were created" -- ISBE, p. 2476.
and it glides and lands on the water. Now whatTherefore, providence is the means he uses to
constitute that as a miracle?provide for his people to be forgiven and be blessed in
Can a glider pilot land a plane on water gliding withouttheir particular needs, so they can be faithful and enter
engines working? Yes!eternal life.
Can a plane full of fuel and passengers land on waterSome things to consider: 1. If it was not for God
and float? Yes!creating such an order in our universe in such a way
Can passages stand on the wings of a plane, and itthat man could rely on the natural laws it would have
holds them? Yes!never happened. 2. There are order and design in our
Can a plane lose all of it's engines and land on wateruniverse, and it is not by chance. Moreover, you cannot
and no one die? Yes!have design without a designer. Moreover, the
Can everyone on a plane that land on frigid watersdesigner of it all is God. 3. If it was not for God creating
exit the plane without disorder? Yes!man with the ability to build and fly a plane it would not
Will floating devices on a plane that lands on frigidhave been possible for a man to fly a plane or for that
waters work? Yes!matter to land one on water. It is by reason of God
A black man can speak without any grammatical errorthat we have our very being, and we need to give him
and move large crowds emotionally. Is it a miracle thatthanks always.
a black man can do that?Therefore, we should all thank God for the order and
Where is the miracle in all of this? I made it across I-95design that exist, that he created. We should thank
in rush hour traffic, is that a miracle? If the planeGod that all things worked out just right that they could
stopped in mid air inches above the water, then thatland that plane on the water.
would have constituted a miracle. There was nothingIf it was a miracle, that which is above and beyond
supernatural about this incident with the plane landing innatural law, then who gets all of the credit God or the
the Hudson River. There was nothing outside the lawpilot?
of nature that took place.A miracle I have never seen, for all that, I have
These individuals prepare, they train for these types ofwitnessed, I believe were in line with our natural laws,
incidences. Therefore, why when everything goes asnature. I am looking forward to that day when I see
we hope it does, do we say it is a miracle? Again, amy Lord and savior Jesus Christ return on a cloud, just
miracle is that which takes place outside of natural law,like he did when he ascended up into heaven when he
the law of nature. Jesus, when he turned water intoleft here.