We are coming out of a month in which we celebrated the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is one of the high points of the year for us as followers of Christ. Some of us come out of such times and may feel like it is somewhat of a letdown afterward until we reach the next high point event. Things like AWANA opening/closing, Vacation Bible School opening/closing, and celebrating Christmas are high points for many of us. I have come to realize and appreciate that much of the Christian life is a series of what appears to be ordinary or common events. By the way, this is not necessarily wrong or abnormal. We don’t live through continual Red Sea crossings or fiery chariot moments.

Brothers and sisters, we know and serve an extraordinary God, who has miraculously saved us and is supernaturally changing us. We were once dead in our sin. We lived for ourselves and whatever felt good to us. Then our great God intervened in our lives and saved our souls. He granted us repentance and faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since that time, his Holy Spirit has been working to sanctify us and make us more like Christ. If this strikes you as mundane because something like parting the Red Sea or causing a bush to be engulfed but not consumed seems more impressive, consider something with me. The eternal Creator God took on flesh and became the sin-bearing substitute for all of sinful humanity. The author of life died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later. This is miraculous. It is unparalleled. Furthermore, the Lord our God chose to give life to spiritually dead people, in Christ (Eph. 1:5). He took people who produced works of the flesh (Gal. 5:19-21) and caused them to become people who produced the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-24). These are miraculous, acts of supernatural transformation that cannot be produced by human effort. R.C. Sproul once said, “Sinful human beings have no more place in the purity of heaven and the perfect holiness of God than do spiders on the rug of a five-star hotel.” Salvation, my friends, is a miracle.

As Christians, we live through days that seem mundane. The Christian life frequently seems ordinary. Yet, in the midst of this, the Spirit of God is conforming us to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29). How does he accomplish this work? Well, the Holy Spirit uses seemingly ordinary means to grow us in Christlikeness. He causes all things to work together in concert for our good (Rom. 8:28). He uses trials (Jas. 1:2-4). He uses suffering (Rom. 5:3-5). He uses the ministry of other believers (Eph. 4:11-16; Col. 1:28-29). He uses our time of reading God’s Word (Heb. 4:12; cf. John 17:17). He uses prayer, Christian fellowship, and God’s Word proclaimed (Acts 2:42; cf. 2 Tim. 4:1-4).

So, keep in mind, even during the seemingly ordinary times of the Christian life, our magnificent God is working through the seemingly ordinary means to accomplish supernatural things. The Spirit of God is completing the work of transforming you for the glory of God (1 Thess. 5:23-24; Phil. 1:6).