Amazing!??

"The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this?  A new teaching--and with authority!"  (Mark 1:27a)

WOW!!  That IS amazing!!  When is the last time you thought it let alone said it?  When were you so excited about it you actually talked about it? What were, or are, you that "amazed" about?  Sports?  The weather?  The road construction finally finished?  The vacation you have just gotten back from?  The one you are going to be taking?  Something your kids, or grandkids, just accomplished?  What is it you are excited about?

The Scripture readings today are getting excited about God's Word.   In Deuteronomy the priests, the Levite tribe is learning there will be a prophet God will "raise up" (18:18) for them.  In Corinthians Paul is reminding all of us "there is but one God" for all of us to follow. (1 Corinthians 8:6)  In the Gospel reading the people are "amazed" at the teaching Jesus is doing -- what Jesus is saying AND what Jesus is doing.  So amazed they are excited, and talking, about it.

What about you?  Have you been "amazed" about what God is showing you?  Have you shared it with someone?  Have you felt how God IS with you through whatever it is you are going through?  Have you felt the prayers of friends and family?  Wouldn't it be interesting if we started sharing how God is working IN, and through, our Bible studies, our prayers, our churches, our families?