Are we really getting it?

I am wondering today if we really understand who Jesus is and what it means that we are united to Him by faith?
When Jacob was first introduced to God (when he was fleeing from his brother), he told the Lord he'd believe in Him if God blessed his journey. It was almost like he was saying, "God, I am not so sure about You, but if you show Yourself by prospering my way, then I'll be on your side." One goes away from that account concluding that Jacob doesn't think much about God. His view is fairly small. Thankfully, when we see Him in Gen 35 his faith and insight into God has grown, and he does seem more commited.
When Jesus walked the earth He did some amazing miracles. In Mark 6 alone He healed anyone who touched Him; He walked on water and with a word stilled the wind and the sea; He fed 5000 with only 5 loaves and 2 fish. That is just in this one chapter. And yet the response to Jesus was lukewarm. His family and friends took offense to His teaching and works. The disciples couldn't connect the dots from one miracle to the other. They were said to be in this "hard hearted". That may be a more common human condition. We tend to think less of Jesus than we really should.
And I think that affects our daily living. As Christians we believe that we are united to Christ by faith. Think about that! We are united to this Christ who stilled the wind and the waters with a word. We are united to the Jesus who fed the 5000, satisfying them all even with some left over. Paul says because of our union with Christ we are dead to sin and alive to God. We are not under the law of sin and death, but we are under grace which is God's enabling agent to help us live in newness of life. We are, as well, slaves to righteousness and no longer slaves to our own passions and desires. Now all of this sounds far-fetched unless we think about to whom we are united. If we consider this Christ, if we really get who He is, and then realize we have been miraculously united to Him.....all of a sudden we see the possibilities of living in new and glorious ways.
I think there was one character in our reading today who "got it". It was Job. When his wife was telling him to "curse God and die" because of all his affliction, Job answered, "Should we only receive good from God, and not evil?" With that answer Job showed he had a grand view of God (though the rest of the book will show it still had room to grow). He believed in a God who was sovereign, who ruled over all, and that this God had the right to bring to pass whatever He purposed.
My prayer for us all today is that through reading the Bible our perspective of God, the Father, Son and Spirit, will grow. I pray that we will understand how great and awesome is our God. I pray that we will marvel that through Christ we can be united to this God, and be empowered to live in a dramatically new way.
May God help us all to "get it" more each day!