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A DEEPER APPRECIATION

"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.  I assure you, many prophets and godly people have longed to see and hear what you have seen and heard, but they could not.   – Matthew 13:16-17 (NLT)

      Before Jesus came on the scene there were a lot of theological questions going unanswered. Even those used by God as tools of His revelation were in the dark much of the time. But in Jesus God’s plan was unveiled, the light overcame the darkness, and the truth everyone was waiting for was revealed in the Person of Christ. Hallelujah!

      As recipients of God’s gift of eyes that can see and ears that can hear the full message of God’s revelation, how are we expected to respond? Obviously this knowledge was not given to us to go unused. The gift of revelation comes with the responsibility of a deeper appreciation of what God has done and will do in this world. It drives us to seek new and better ways to serve and to worship. It leads to greater heights of awareness and a more intense search for the significant. God’s revealing of Himself compels us to sit back in awe and wonder. It is in those moments of intense reflection that His willingness to share with us overpowers us with a passionate desire to appreciate Him all the more.