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Will Wonders Never Cease?
The ministry of Christ on earth was one marvel after another. “No one ever spoke like this man!” (John 7:46). “. . . the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel” (Matt. 15:31).
After investing Himself so completely in securing our salvation, He continues to this very day serving as our great High Priest, enthroned beside the Father. Though beyond our sight, He is never beyond reach (Heb. 4:14-16). And someday, “when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). Imagine it!
The appropriate response to all this is to be filled with wonder and awe. But Satan knows what that may lead to! The last thing Satan wants is for us to surrender in reverent submission to the One who died that we might live!
And so Satan seeks to divert our attention away from Jesus by distracting us with the worrisome routine of everyday living or the pleasures of sin or the acquisition of things or the addictions of the flesh or the worries of life—anything but Christ!
“…the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God” (2 Cor. 4:4).
How we need, then, to cultivate a Christ-centered sense of awe! What helps us do this? Bible study, prayer, frequent fellowship with believers—all these can keep us focused “on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Col. 3:2).
It is certainly possible to watch TV responsibly, but how easily Satan can use even good programming to keep our minds focused “on things that are on earth.”
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Col. 3:1).
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
