It happened over and over, time after time.  We see it because of our 20/20 vision of hindsight (reading the Bible).  But the people in Jesus’ day missed it.  The scene was familiar: Bring someone to Jesus for healing.  This time was no different.  The Scripture is Luke 9:37-43.  This past Thursday I was reading this passage from the OneYearBible and something stuck out to me.  A man begs Jesus to heal his son because the disciples could not. After a word about faithlessness, Jesus heals the son.  What sticks out to me are the next words-the first ones found in verse 43: “And all were astonished at the majesty of God.” The word for majesty can also be translated “greatness”.  It’s a word that means “splendor, magnificence.”   Through a miracle,  Jesus directs the people’s praise where it should always go, to God.

That spoke volumes to me and hopefully does to you as well.  Sometime this weekend you may have celebrated the greatest miracle of all: the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. But my fear is-and this is the question for all-have we lost the wonder of that miracle?  Have I lost the power of that miracle in my life?  Has Resurrection Sunday become just another day in the church calendar?  What affect did the resurrection have on me and will it have on my day-to-day dealings with people?  I don’t want to lose the majesty and the magnificence and the splendor and the greatness of God in this season or in my life?  How about you?

May all glory, power, honor and majesty go to God.