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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path. 

– Psalm 119:105

Be Amazing

11/1/2018

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When  Jesus heard this he was amazed at him …Luke 7: 9

I’m pretty good at skipping. I’m  a good cook. I always make my bed in the morning and I don’t leave my things laying around.  Some folks might think those are nice accomplishments but I don’t think my gifts and talent would amaze anyone, especially Jesus.  Can you even imagine Jesus looking at you and telling people that you amazed him?  

The person Jesus was talking about in this verse from Luke was the Roman soldier who fully and completely trusted in Jesus.  He believed that Jesus didn’t even have to go near his sick servant; he had faith that Jesus could simply say the word and heal his servant because  he was that mighty.   Think about that for a minute…the soldier didn’t have to do something huge, or dramatic or spectacular to amaze Jesus, he just trusted and believed in the power of Jesus.  I don’t know about you but I’d like to amaze Jesus. Imagine the conversation…you get home from work and someone says, “Hey, what did you do today?” and you say, “Oh not  much, I just amazed Jesus today!”  That would be awesome!

I wonder if Jesus is very amazed with us this week? Sometimes I look at my newsfeed and things get all puddled together in a pretty “un-amazing” fashion.  Today we celebrate All Saints day and it’s a pretty great day to stop and think about the most amazing people who walked this earth.  The really important thing to remember is that we are ALL called to be saints.  We are all expected to live like we know that and it often leaves us feeling like we fall a little short of amazing.  The great news is this…we aren’t called to be perfect.  We are called to follow God so he can perfect us.  

The goal is sainthood so what now? We remember we’re his, we remember we were ALL created in his image, we remember that love and mercy trump all things all the time.  We have to look at history and know people rise up, people come together and if they’re going to go anywhere good, they have to follow Christ to get there.  We have a big job to do, we have division to heal and peace to find.  We have a great Father who wants good for us.  Jesus is waiting for us to amaze him and all we have to do to accomplish that task is to trust him and have faith like the Roman Soldier that he is a mighty healer.  He is capable of all things and he can inspire greatness and strength in the  most broken and weak. Take a minute to realize that you are a BELOVED CHILD OF GOD and he expects us to amaze him.  So go ahead…take a minute to trust  him, believe in him and amaze him.

A Seed To Plant:  Tell Jesus you trust him and go be amazing!


Blessings on your day! 

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