Good morning! It’s Wednesday September 24th, 2025. Tonight, at 6:30 pm we have Worship Wednesday. If you’re in the Eugene area please join us. As we get ready to gather, I’ve been thinking about a moment in today’s reading that stopped me in my tracks.
In Luke 7 we come across a miracle Jesus didn’t do, but he was definitely a part of. No one was healed. The storm didn’t still. The crowd wasn’t fed. Instead, something else happened — something just as staggering. Jesus, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, God Himself… was amazed. That is a miracle. It’s a miracle of great faith that amazes Jesus.
Today's Reading:
Ezra 1; Psalms 84,85; Luke 7
Scripture
“When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, ‘I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.’” (Luke 7:9)
Observation
Throughout Scripture, people are often filled with awe after a miracle. The crowd marveled after the widow’s son was raised. The people stood amazed after the blind could see and the lame could walk. Their awe came in response to what they had witnessed Jesus do.
But here in Luke 7, amazement came before the miracle. And who was amazed? Jesus. And why? Because the centurion’s faith was in awe before anything had happened. He trusted the authority of Jesus’ word alone. He didn’t need proof. He simply believed that if Jesus spoke it, it would be so.
Great faith doesn’t react after the fact. Great faith is in awe before the act.
Application
My faith often waits for God to “show up” before I rejoice. But real faith, the kind that amazes Jesus, chooses to rejoice, to trust, and to stand in awe of Him before the answer comes.
That’s the difference between amazement at God and faith that amazes God.
I want a faith that amazes God. To be in awe of who Jesus is, not just what He does.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, give me a faith that amazes You. Teach me to trust Your word before I see results, to stand in awe of who You are before the miracle, and to worship not just after You move, but even while I wait. Amen.
—Chris Kiriakos