I was amused as I listened to this morning's newscast. Not amused by the story, per se. What is happening is tragic. The reporter talked about the wildfires in California. What amused me was, where are the stories about the hurricanes? They were buried after the commercial breaks. Wow! That was short-lived. First there were forest fires, then a politician was indicted, then the cost of gasoline (related to the hurricane story), then criticism about the hurricane relief. When was the last time you heard much about what's going on in Iraq? Isn't that just like us? We stress about the MOST IMPORTANT NEWS STORY OF ALL TIME, and then we're off to the next most important one.
The Israelites did the same thing. No, I'm not talking about a news story. But they saw the ten plagues including the passover angel, they saw the Red Sea split, they saw their miraculous release by Pharoah, they were led by a cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night. And when Moses went up to the mountain for 40 days, they wanted to know where he was. So they built an idol. They were given manna and quail to eat, miraculous manifestations of water supplies, their clothes didn't wear out, and they still complained and wanted to go back to the good old days.
In the New Testament, the people saw Jesus do miracle after miracle and then the Pharisees asked what sign Jesus would give them to let them know He was of God. That's why I don't think miracles would be such a big deal in our age. They'd be gone with the next story the next day.
Following Jesus isn't the miracle a day experience we think we long for. We'd tire of them anyway. "Yeah, Yeah, another one raised from the dead. Let's see someone fly from a ten-story building. Now that would impress me!" No, following Jesus is up and down. Good days and bad. But it's a relationship that never fades. It isn't off with the next miracle or news story. It's constant, insured, deep, and meaningful. And it's here tomorrow. Hang in there with Jesus today. The story won't change tomorrow. JW
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