20. "And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: 21. The same came therefore to Philip which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired of him, saying, 'Sir, we would see Jesus.'"
I usually base my thoughts upon a text and write about that text, but today I had a thought about meeting Jesus, and how this can come about, and the above text came to mind. The Greek worshipers said "We would see Jesus." I think that this is the desire of many people. People want to know more about Jesus and they come to us to find out more about Him, and how they can receive Him into their lives. I thought of three ways that we can help people meet Jesus. The first thought is that we meet Jesus in the New Testament. The four gospels are not a biography of Jesus, but they tell us what the Holy Spirit led them to write what we need to know about Jesus. We also have the epistles, or letters, that tell us about Jesus, and what it means to have Him in our lives. The New Testament is what we call "a primary source" about Jesus. We need to show people what the New Testament says, and we need to spend time each day in the New Testament learning more about Him for our own benefit. The second thought is that we meet Jesus in the lives of believers. When I'm dealing with, for example, a difficult store clerk, I try to remember that he, or she, might not be a believer, and I need to let them see Jesus in me by the way I react. (I did not say that it is always easy.) It occurs to me that people who need to meet Jesus could see Him in a group of believers at worship. This is wonderful when it happens - and it does. The old hymn comes to mind: "Let others see Jesus in you." We are all of Jesus that people see until they meet Him for themselves. The third thing that comes to mind is that people meet Jesus when they take their encounter with Him seriously and surrender to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Meeting Jesus is always a personal experience, even if it occurs in a church full of people. We can show Jesus to people, and the New Testament can show people to Jesus, but it is up to individuals to let Jesus into their lives when the Holy Spirit convicts them. We need to think of our own lives, our own personal witness, and ask ourselves "Can others see Jesus in me." Bro. Joe
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