I want the “wow!” back!

This summer I happened to be on a walk through some of the nearby woods when I spotted a butterfly on a flower. I got very close and, to my surprise, the butterfly did not move and instead, it let itself be examined by my curious eyes. I thought it was quite “cool”, so in my excitement I showed it to a young person who was with me that day. “Oh, it’s just a butterfly” was the casual response and then moved on.

With my excitement a little deflated, I too moved on, but I could not help thinking: was the miracle of creation passing us by without so much as a “wow!”? Perhaps we have seen too many pictures of these beautiful creatures and the spectacular pictures have dulled our senses to the miracle of the real thing.

I guess familiarity does breed contempt; and it’s true in other areas of our life not just the miracle of creation. I believe that many Christians too often look at the Scripture stories in a casual way because we’ve “been there and done that” Bible story before.

Have we forgotten that we are dealing with a sacred and ancient text that was put together over several centuries by many individuals from various economic and social backgrounds in geographically dispersed locations? And in spite of so many differences, the messages contained in the Scriptures are consistent, accurate, and life-changing? (WOW!) Do we not remember, have we not seen the power that comes from the Word (the real thing)?

Yea, I want the “wow!” back.