Miracles = supernatural abilities with stuff

Whereas the gift of healing primarily deals with people, the gift of miracles most often deals with situations, places, or things.

In the Old Testament, we read about the prophet Elisha and his students losing an ax head in the Jordan River while building a place for them to dwell. Elisha caused the iron ax head to float back to the surface of the water, so they could retrieve it (see 2 Kings 6:1-7). 

Jesus’ instance of the feeding of the 5,000 (Mark 6:30f.) and the feeding of the 4,000 (Mark 8:1f.) are additional examples of miracles.

Where do we see miracles today?

Well, have you ever seen someone who’s able to “do more with less”? 

Or do you know someone who works so quickly that they seem to compress time and space and move through life more rapidly than other people— almost as if the natural universe is serving them? 

These may be more examples of someone operating at a supernatural level here. 

Here’s a helpful chart to understand the difference between the gift of faith and the gift of miracles.

For more on miracles, see also Acts 9:36-42, Acts 19:11-12, Acts 20:7-12, Romans 15:18-19, 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28.