How would you like to amaze God today?

There are two recorded instances of Jesus being amazed. Both involve faith.

In Luke 7:1-10, some Jewish elders approach Jesus with a request from a Roman soldier. The soldier’s servant is sick and he asks Jesus to come heal him. Before He gets to the house though, the soldier sends word to Jesus to not trouble Himself by coming to the house, but to just say the word and his servant will be healed.

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.”

In Mark 6:1-6, Jesus returns to His home town with His disciples. On the sabbath, He taught in the synagogue. Many who heard Him were amazed, but some took offense at Him. Then it says, “He could not do any miracles there, except lay His hands on a few sick people and heal them. And He was amazed at their lack of faith.”

A soldier believes Jesus can just say the word and heal his servant. Jesus is amazed by his confident faith.

Jesus returns to the people with whom He grew up. Maybe He was just a little too familiar to them. They amazed Him by their lack of faith, so much so that He could not do any miracles there. It’s not that He didn’t have the power to…it’s just that He chose not to in such a climate of unbelief.

What climate is your faith creating today?

When we believe God, it creates a climate in which God can do amazing things for us and through us.

When we’re filled with doubt and unbelief, we create a climate in which God chooses not to release His supernatural power.

How are you amazing God today?