Amazing Faith

Want to be great at something? I am not talking about just better than everyone else at something, but amazing? I do. But amazing is all in the perspective of the one watching over the one doing, right? Seriously, you and I could be watching the same magician performing the same illusion, and I am totally amazed, while you are not.

We can’t just claim or proclaim amazingness, there needs to be some proof of it. We need to see the video of the amazing athletic feat, or pictures of the amazing fish to confirm it. So then, I guess when it comes to doing something amazing, it is all about whom our audience is, or who is watching, right?

When it comes to audience, I think there is no greater one than Jesus…agreed? And as a side note, there is never really a time when He is not watching. Did you know that there were two times in Scripture when Jesus was amazed?

Look at these passages (added emphasis mine):

Luke 7:9 (NIV)
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."

Mark 6:6 (NIV)
And he was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.

One time Jesus was amazed in a good way, and one time in a bad way. Let’s break this down: having faith was the good way, and not having faith was the bad way. That is too simple, too easy, but completely true.

Seems like faith is what it takes to amaze Jesus. Some might think that Jesus is easily amazed, or living out faith is harder than it looks. I am thinking it is the latter…it’s not as easy as some might think. Faith takes faith, and the only evidence of it, is when it is put into use.

We live lives avoiding trouble and problems at all cost, and spend time, energy, and vast amounts of money to prevent them. I guess if we remove any need for faith, then we will never know. Why not rely a little more on faith. Faith, that if you stick out through the situation you have in a relationship, it might take you to a place you never thought you could get to…

Hey, if I am gonna amaze someone, I want it to be Jesus…so how about you?

…just prayin’

In His Grip,

Pastor Pat