ANOTHER MISSED MIRACLE

(John 12:9-11)

Once again the chief priests missed the miracle. Jesus brought Lazarus back to life after he had been dead and buried for three days. Instead of responding in awe, they plotted to kill both Jesus and Lazarus! How blind and stupid can these guys be? Unfortunately I think the same kind of thing happens today. Many people just don’t see the miracles of everyday life, so they propagate death.

Why don’t people see the preciousness of life? Is it because we are totally surrounded by man-made things, inanimate objects, and machines that actually replace human beings? Even our “social network” is set up so that we never have to be in actual contact with another human being! How social is that, really?

We don’t have to be present anymore, to anyone. We live programmed, prepackaged, and predictable lives that don’t require much thought or creativity, as long as we have the right apps. Real life is a prehistoric thing of the past, a fossil no longer needed…so there is no need to see miracles and certainly no need for God, who is the creator of real life and the master crafter of miracles.

I certainly do not want to live in a world like that. I want a world of wonder and unexplained miracles. How can a dead seed become a live tree? How can a full grown person come from an egg and a sperm? How can life come from death? How can God continue to love us so much when we continually turn on him?