Friday, December 3, 2010

Wonder what it would take to be amazing?

What would it be like for Jesus to be amazed at something you did? I was reading the other day the story in Luke 7 that talks about a captain in the Roman army and the faith he displayed knowing that Jesus could heal his servant by simply giving the command. Think about it. This is Jesus we are talking about here. You know the one who calmed the storms simply by telling it to stop. The man who had healed tons of people by his touch. He had to be use to the amazing. But it says here that he was amazed or taken aback by this man's faith. Wonder what he thinks of my faith? Do my small tentative steps amaze him or does he wonder why I don't display an audacious faith? Did the captain realize he was doing anything amazing or was he just trying to live out what he knew? Wonder if we tried to live out the things we know we are suppose to do like loving our enemies, forgiving one another, serving the forgotten of society, encouraging one another, if he would be amazed? Sometimes I think we compare our lives to others and say we don't measure up to them, but I wonder if God isn't more concerned if we are doing what He asked us to do. What do you think? Are you living an amazing life? Aren't we suppose to be?

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