“Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They would be too numerous to count.”Psalm 40:5
David had been in a pit—not metaphorically, but spiritually and emotionally. He says God inclined His ear and heard his cry. He waited. He didn’t scramble. He didn’t reach for shortcuts or self-rescue. He didn’t turn to the proud or to falsehood. He waited for the Lord. And then God moved.
But what’s remarkable about David’s reflection isn’t just the rescue—it’s the complexity of it. God didn’t just snap His fingers and lift David out. David looks back and sees **wonders too numerous to count*. He sees that his deliverance wasn’t a single act. It was a multitude of divine threads*, all moving at once, each chosen and timed perfectly by God.
What we consider miracles, is simply God being God.
If David had tried to list them—every person placed, every delay allowed, every insight given—he would have lost count. That’s how thoroughly God had woven David’s rescue.
This is what we often miss.
We think in singular miracles. God operates in *threads of miracles*—interwoven mercies, layered timing, converging paths. A miracle is rarely just one thing. It is hundreds—sometimes thousands—of things. And many of them, we never even see.
You might be tempted to praise God only for the final outcome. But what if the greater praise is for how He brought it about?
How many things did He arrange before the answer came? How many pitfalls did He prevent? How many lessons did He embed? How many people did He move—without your awareness—so that the moment of rescue would not only arrive, but arrive perfectly?
David saw that. And it moved him to awe.
If you are in a pit today, or waiting on God for something unseen, remember this: the miracle is likely in motion. And when it comes, it will not be a random act of kindness. It will be the culmination of a thousand invisible threads—every one chosen by God.
If you could see them now, you’d lose count too.
Cross-References:
- Romans 8:28 — “God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God\…”
- Job 5:9 — “Who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.”
- Isaiah 55:8–9 — “My thoughts are not your thoughts… My ways higher than your ways.”
Questions for Reflection:
1. Can you recall a time when God’s answer came in a way you didn’t expect—and only later did you see all the pieces?
2. What do you tend to focus on more: the outcome or the orchestration?
3. How might seeing miracles as a \”weaving\” change the way you wait and worship?
Prayer Prompt:
Lord, I praise You not just for what You do, but for how You do it. Help me trust the thousands of unseen things You are orchestrating right now, even when I see nothing. Help me to wait like David—with faith, not shortcuts—and to praise You when the threads begin to show.
This devotional is excerpted from Threads of the Miraculous by D.C. Robertsson.
