7 Reasons to Be Filled with Wonder over Jesus

You probably know all of these reasons to wonder over Jesus – but that doesn’t mean we always cling tightly to these truths. Especially when life and ministry are difficult, we tend to see our circumstances more than we see the Christ who reigns over those circumstances. Maybe these reminders will restore/increase your fascination over Jesus today.

1. He’s the Son of God. We know that truth intellectually, but I don’t think we meditate on it enough. Because He’s God, that reality ought to fill us with wonder.
2. He was instrumental in creation. In fact, all things were made through Him (John 1:3) and for Him (Col. 1:16). He was not created; He has instead always been.
3. He calls out knuckleheads to follow Him (Mark 3:13-19). The original 12 disciples He called didn’t always listen to Him. They argued among themselves. They failed in ministry at times. They all ran when He was arrested. Still, Jesus called them and used them – and you and I are numbered among the knuckleheads, too.
4. He actually uses knuckleheads in His work. Not only does He call unexpected people to follow Him, but He actually uses us, too, for His glory. I know myself well enough that I wonder why He ever uses me – and He knows me even better than that!
5. He patiently teaches and re-teaches, even when we don’t listen well. That’s what He did with His disciples. When they didn’t understand parables, He at times gave them the interpretation. When they failed to remember the feeding of the thousands, He taught them again by feeding thousands more (Mark 6:45-52, 8:1-10). He wanted them to learn, and He patiently taught them.
6. He prays for us. He intercedes for us even now (Heb. 7:25, Rom. 8:34). Who else would you want praying for you than the Son of God? 
7. He died for us while we were yet sinners (Rom. 5:8). We’re not worthy of His sacrificial death on our behalf. We know that fact, too, of course, but we still lose our wonder over His crucifixion.  

I grant there’s nothing new here, but that’s precisely the point: our problem with losing our wonder is not that we forget the story; it’s that we take it for granted.

So, let these truths sink in again today.