I was at the concession stand... what happened?

Saturday night was so powerful. Stan didn't speak long, but he didn't need to. He brought out a point that really needs to be 'bumped', so to speak. In the geeky world of computers and message boards, when you want to revisit a topic, you just 'bump' it and it moves back to the top of the discussion list. I'm bumping this.

Stan was trying to put into perspective the power that God really wants to use in our midst, but we do not permit Him to do it. We quench the Holy Spirit.

Mar 6:5
(5) And He could do no work of power there, except He performed healing on a few infirm ones, laying on His hands.

Okay... so ALL HE DID was a few healings... cured Nancy of terminal cancer, removed the tumor from Ed, and totally reversed that compound fracture that Bill experienced at work on Friday. That's all. THAT'S ALL. The rest really couldn't be helped because they couldn't get over their 'familiarity' with Jesus.

You can't tell me that if we witnessed even ONE of these miracles that we wouldn't have the greatest revival we've ever seen in one of our church services (Stan mentioned this, too). We've missed it. We've been at the concession stand and we've missed the game.

I don't really know what to add to this. I can't claim I've seen as much as God intends to show me. Quite the opposite - I've been out of touch most of my life. I'm not anymore going to claim I know how Jesus looks, feels, and operates just because He's done it 'like that' once or twice in the past. He does what He wants, when He wants, how He wants, and the minute we try to box Him into operating this way or that... we've limited His work in OUR life. Tragic. This life is hard enough, why make it more difficult by denying the power of God? That's like being an underwater welder by trade and intentionally cutting 3/4 of your air, just because you can survive it. Are we afraid of being deceived? Know that He will never do anything contrary to His word. Beyond that, LETS WATCH AND SEE WHAT HE CAN DO!