For You are great and do wondrous things; You alone are God. Ps 86:10 (NKJV)
“Wondrous” comes from the word “wonder”. As a verb, it means “to speculate curiously; be curious to know.” As a noun it means “something strange and surprising; a cause of astonishment, or admiration: a feeling of puzzled interest; a miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon.”
God’s wondrous ways should cause us to be curious, to question, ask and seek. To delve into His depths of wisdom, knowledge and heart. It’s not just something we observe – to gaze upon His wonder – but it calls us onward and into His purposes and essence. He wants us to engage with wonder.
When we experience something wonderful, astonishing and strange it should lead us to ask why, where, what and how. This is how we discover more of God. And the more we discover God, the more we know there is to discover.
Socrates said, “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
Gods wonder is all around you. Can you see it?
The sun rising each morn with golden promises, the moon ascending in mystery and brilliance, the shade of a beautiful tree, a river running wild and free, a hidden realm revealed by song, stories that tingle spines, warmth and heat, fresh and cool, kindness and compassion, a child’s laughter, a lover's commitment, strength in weakness, the power of family, the kindredness of friendship, the birth of new life…
The love of God in and through all that surrounds us beckons to us, touching our hearts and encouraging us to keep on seeking, asking, finding, walking…
One morning, after a crazy night of searching for a room and ending up in a crowded, smelly stable, Mary gave birth to Wonder.
Jesus.
If you open your eyes to Him, you will find the miraculous, something you can’t explain, but can hold onto by faith. Don’t be frozen by the things you can’t explain, but lean into them. Seek Jesus in the midst of astonishment. As He leads you down the path of wisdom, your eyes will open more and more to wonder and wisdom.
Frederick Buechner writes, “Lord, catch me off guard today. Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain. So that at least for the moment I may be startled into seeing that you are here in all your splendor, always and everywhere, barely hidden, beneath, beyond, within this life I breathe.”
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