Where’s the WOW?

February 12, 2009

Recently our whole family saw the National Acrobats of China. It was amazing! We saw a woman support her entire body on one hand, on a pole, upside-down, for ten minutes, all while contorting her body in every which way. A group of tumblers sprang back and forth, landing on each other’s feet! And for the grand finale, fourteen people rode on the same bike. We couldn’t stop saying, WOW!

For me, the Bible tells about the wow! movement of Jesus. When He rose from the dead and walked out of the tomb, His resurrection power released into the world. People received back their sight, lame people walked, murderers became missionaries, and ordinary fishermen gave sermons that caused multitudes to follow Him. Wow.

And the whole world took notice.

Do today’s followers of Jesus elicit Wows from the world?

Where has all the wow! gone?

God’s power has always wowed the world.

What can you do, in Jesus’ name, to WOW someone today?