“But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, ‘There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.’” Luke 13:14
God heals people. If God were displeased with a healing taking place on the Sabbath, it would not have happened. Evidently the miraculous works of Jesus had become so commonplace that people lost their sense of awe. With the passing of time two things can easily happen if you are not careful: 1) – The truly miraculous begins to appear mundane. 2) – Gratitude moves to indifference.
You can easily see this in conversion. When a person becomes a Christian, he is filled with awe and a deep affection toward God for so great a salvation. Gratitude flows from every pour of his being. The longer he walks with Christ, if he is not careful, the less miraculous his conversion appears as he accommodates himself to the cares of the world. He loses his hunger for the Word of God, and in the process gets lost in the velocity of life.
Cultivate a spirit of perpetual gratitude to God, and never lose your sense of wonder at what God has done for you. This will not “just happen.” You must make a conscious effort to take time from your busy schedule to spend time with the Savior.
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