This week I’ve been meditating on a simple but powerful moment from Mark 9:15:
“As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.”
I had not paid too much attention to that line before.
The context here is that the crowd had just witnessed the disciples struggle to cast out a demon from a boy—and things were getting tense. But when Jesus showed up, something shifted. They ran to Him. Not with fear or formality, but with wonder—with amazement.
Some scholars believe Jesus still carried a glow from the Transfiguration that had taken place just prior to this. And maybe that’s true. But I tend to think it wasn’t just a glow on His face—it was the weight of His presence. Something in them knew that the One who had the authority, the power, the compassion, and the answers had just stepped into the scene. And so, they ran.
👉 Can we just pause there for a second?
That’s what faith looks like. Faith doesn’t casually stroll toward Jesus—it runs. It runs with confidence, with desperation, with hope, with awe. And I can’t help but ask myself: Do I still run to Him like that?
Hebrews 12:2 calls Jesus “the author and finisher of our faith.” He’s not just the one who starts the story—He’s the one who completes it. And that means in every moment of confusion, failure, pain, or even just daily stress, He’s the One worth running to. The crowd in Mark 9 believed Jesus could do what others couldn’t—and they were right.
So often, we bring Jesus our leftovers—our last-minute prayers, our tired thoughts at the end of the day. But what would change if we ran to Him first? Not just out of habit, but out of amazement?
Here are a couple of reflection questions to think about this week:
👉 Am I running to Jesus with amazement and trust—or am I holding back, waiting to figure things out on my own first?
👉 What areas of my life need to be brought to Him immediately—not as a last resort, but as a first response?
Let’s be people who don’t just walk toward Jesus when things are rough—but who run to Him daily, with joy, with hope, and with wonder.
