662 reasons to believe in the miracles.

What is it about miracles that makes them thrilling and terrifying at the same time? We long to see the miracles but when experiencing it our response is fear. Continuing my study in Mark, it seems as if both responses are present. Chapter 6 recalls how Jesus' hometown responded to His presence. 

Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household." 

What was it about Jesus' presence in Nazareth that the people didn't like or embrace? Sometimes I wonder if it is the same reasons we don't embrace Him. Have we become so accustomed to "Jesus" that we have blinded our own eyes to His miracles ways. Just after we read about how these people rejected Jesus, we see how Jesus responds.

And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He wondered at their unbelief.

I don't for one second think that Jesus has stopped doing miracles around us every day; however, I do have to ask myself if my unbelief is preventing me from seeing them or receiving them. Do I question God's ability to move mountains, or heal broken spirits. Has my prayer life turned from into a boring routine recital of the same requests because I am too afraid to really ask for and believe in getting what my heart desires. Don't I believe that God wants the best, wildest, and craziest things for me. He wants me to expect the unexpected, and trust in Him to fulfill the dreams that He placed in my heart.

So, like yesterday, I challenge each of us to boldly approach the throne of God with the covering of grace and mercy with anticipation. May you have a renewed sense of fulfillment today as you pray and expect great things from God.

O and if you were thinking I was really going to name all 662 reason to believe in the miracles, then my theory worked. Numbers in the subject line do motivate people to read my blog. :)

B