Wonder for Wonder's Sake
When God shows up, people are awed. But do you want him to show up so they'll have wonder in Jesus...or you?
And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here…”
Luke 4:9
Wonder
Jesus was tempted to do something that would be wonder for wonder’s sake.
Jump off this tall building, in front of all these people, and let God show them how precious you are to him. Don’t worry, he’ll catch you.
This one is real hard.
When God works in power, it is wonderful.
People will be impressed.
But so often, we pray God does something wonderful so that we can be seen as wonderful.
And this is where the temptation lies.
You want your church to grow.
You want people to miraculously come to Jesus.
You want lives to be changed.
But do you want this because you want Jesus to be famous…
Or you?