Our Messes, God's MiracleSample

Look Again

Returning to the miraculously messy encounter Jesus had with the man who had been born blind, we find the Jewish religious leaders trying to discredit the recipient of this divine miracle. They were also trying to paint Christ as a sinner who was committing heresy. The religious leaders wanted to be seen as pious, devout followers of God but failed to recognize the Son of God in their midst. Greater still, they seemed frightened by the possibility that Jesus really could be the Messiah who had been promised by the prophets of old.

Why? Because Jesus did not look or act like what they expected. When we are listening to and following the Spirit’s voice, we learn to see Jesus all around us—in the stunning beauty of creation, in the lives of other people, and in the miracles in our midst. When we follow our Master’s voice, we may need to take a second or a third look, but we cannot miss His presence right in front of us. As our spiritual eyes grow accustomed to looking through a divine lens and seeing God’s eternal perspective, we realize there is so much more going on than meets our mortal eyes.

God is always at work in our lives, whether we see it—or see it the way we expect to see it—or not. When you experience the power, peace, and joy in your messy miracle, you open your eyes and worship. You worship in the midst of your wounds, you rejoice in the midst of your ruckus and you praise through your problems. You sing in the desert because you know you will dance in the promised land.

Your worship is more powerful than your wounding. Your testimony is more powerful than your trauma. Your praise is more powerful than your pain. What Jesus did for you is greater than what hell did to you. What Jesus did for you is greater than what life did to you. What Jesus did for you is greater than what you did to yourself.

Refuse to settle for a counterfeit faith. Refuse to see with only your eyes. Refuse to second-guess the Maker of your miracles. Open your eyes and worship the Living God. Open your eyes and worship in the Spirit of Truth. Open your eyes and worship the Lord Jesus Christ.

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