Drama

Question to think about: When do you believe?

I talked with an individual who believed that a dramatic and really big deal situation had occurred. It was not true. How do I know? I was involved in the situation she talked about. Apparently the story had been discussed between various individuals who had assumed some things had occurred and added them into the story. I will admit the revised story had great drama.

We people love drama. Think about the discussion between Jesus and the government official:
Jesus asked, "Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?"
The official pleaded, "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies."
Then Jesus told him, "Go back home. Your son will live!" And the man believed Jesus' word and started home. (John 4: 48-50, NLT)

Jesus made the point that people believed because of miraculous signs and wonders before telling the government official that his son would live. There were no dramatic signs that a miracle would occur. No poof of smoke. No thunder or lightening. No drama. Even so, the man believed what Jesus said.

Now think about this:
The man left to find Jesus when his son was near death.
The man wanted his son to live.
The man did not have any proof that his son would live except for what Jesus said.

Why did the man believe? He had no evidence, only Christ's word. The man believed Christ was at work healing his son without a visible sign.

How can we live with belief when we are unable to see anything happening?

So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective. (Colossians 3:1-2, The Message)


Are you facing a challenge today?
Do you believe what Christ said?
Believe God is at work.
Refuse to shuffle along . . . eyes to the ground . . . absorbed with the problems in front of you.
Look up . . . be alert . . . Christ is at work.

Learning with you to believe what Christ said,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)