John 7:21

Jesus responds, “You mean to say that one miracle on the Sabbath is all it takes to throw you for a loop?” John 7:21 EFP 

Literally Jesus makes a statement, not a question.  He tells them, “I do one work and all of you marvel.”  Alone it seems to point out they are surprised by a single miracle.  Interesting, but it seems not to make sense in the context of a conversation with people who are trying to have him killed.

But remember the last time Jesus met up with these fellows they had become discombobulated due to his healing of a crippled man on the Sabbath.  Taking that into consideration, his asking them why one miracle on Sabbath is such a stumbling block to them is more apropos. Jesus could just as well have said, “You are missing the forest for the trees!  Why are you struggling to accept a miracle simply because it takes place on a day you previously believed was not an appropriate day for healing?”

That seems to happen a lot to religious people—like me.  If I am not careful I am prone to rejecting things on face value simply because they do not match my previously held pet beliefs.  I need to be on guard, while still remaining open to the work of God around me.  God is not limited by my personal boundaries of comfort and conformity.  God is Spirit—He comes and goes as he pleases and is not confined to some pattern I may have set up for him in my mind.  God is God—I am not.  That’s a good thing!