Sunday night confirmed for me that we are living in a “Season of the Supernatural”!
As America participated in what is being described as another national holiday, it was obvious that strange and unusual things were unfolding before our very eyes.
For the first time in several years the “Super-bowl” was truly “super.” No one, including yours truly, could have imagined the twists and turns of that contest. There were moments of shock and awe! And then there were those absolute “surprises” that not even the players or the coaches could have predicted.
Who knew? The ball seemed to have a mind of it’s own. Inflated or deflated, it seemed as though the ball was choosing it’s own destination. Great athletes, great coaches and all the fans in the world were stunned in one surprising moment.
I celebrated, there in my down stairs living room. I celebrated, not so much because “my” team won, but because no one saw it coming. Everyone had already determined what was about to unfold. Seattle would win! It was a “given.”
Over one hundred million people (or at least half of them) were groaning in defeat. Someone should have told the rookie! He didn’t know what the rest of us knew. I doubt that he thought about how this moment required a “supernatural” play from him. I think he simply kept playing.
Supernatural things happen in the lives of people who simply do what is natural.
In the middle of doing the natural things of life, the supernatural is revealed. It is in these moments that we realize there is more to our lives than what we can explain.
Those of us who enjoy football had forgotten that we should expect “super” things to happen in a contest called the “Super Bowl?” When I stopped dancing around in front of my TV, I realized that I should live in expectation of “the supernatural.” I should expect the unexpected all the time.
Those of us who are Christ-followers are living normal natural lives. However, we also know that we have been infused by the life of “another.” As we simply live our natural lives the possibility of the revealing of the supernatural is always present.
I’m dancing again! The human life is a “Super Bowl.” We are living a natural existence with hidden latent power. Let’s remember to expect the unexpected “supernatural life” to break forth in any moment.
Wait for it…. wait for it! SURPRISE!!!!
