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Seeing Jesus

After the birth of Jesus certain ceremonies had to be observed. There was purification and also circumcision. In addition his parents had, by Jewish law, to present him at the Temple. There was a man in the Temple who had been told by the Holt Spirit that he would see the promised Messiah before he died. On this day he entered the Temple, knowing he was just about to meet Jesus. He took him in his arms and was happy that he had lived to see the child. It was what his life had been for.

Simeon, for this was his name, had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen God’s Messiah. This day he got up with a special feeling. Surely, this was the day! It was indeed. As he entered the Temple his eye fell on a young couple with a baby and he just knew the baby was the one he was to see before he died. It was the culmination of his life. Now he could say he was ready to go when God called him. Seeing Jesus was the most important experience in his life.

Many years later a young zealous Pharisee was to experience a similar event in his life. It would be a true turning point because he would suddenly turn and do the opposite of what he had done so far. Saul of Tarsus was enraged at the activities of those who followed this so called prophet, Jesus. They were going about telling all who listened that, even after he was dead, Jesus could make an amazing difference to their lives. And, what is more, they believed them and started to to praise Jesus as the Son of God. Saul wasn’t having this. He started out as a Christian hunter and brought back to Jerusalem all who professed to follow Jesus.

One day he set off with his servants to Damascus because he heard there were Christians at work there. But on the road he encountered an electrical storm with lightning that blinded him and three him to the ground. Then he heard a vice speaking to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" He was very afraid when he heard the voice and replied, "Who are you, Lord?" He was not sure but he knew that a voice coming from a thunderstorm was very important. So he called him, Lord. Jesus then identified himself and began to tell Saul what plans God had in store for Saul. He was amazed to hear that God was calling him to follow Jesus and take the Gospel message to those in the world who were not Jewish.

It is a truly amazing story because it reminds us that, if necessary, even an enemy of Jesus can be turned round into a force for good. Like Simeon in the Temple, Saul had met Jesus and suddenly knew what his life was meant to be. This is how it is with everyone who meets Jesus. Don’t, for one moment, think that all the people who you see attending church each Sunday have found him. Many of them are still on the journey, seeking him. They are so faithful that they believe that one day they will make this great discovery. So they keep coming.

But then, not always does a person run across Jesus in a church. A church is where we worship Jesus but he does not live there, exclusive of all other places. You might be walking by a river, lost in thought, and suddenly find him there. It might be that you are out shopping and meet him in the market place, or in a shop. No single place gets exclusives rights to possess Jesus.
The day I first began to see what my life was for I was sitting in a church, listening to an eminent preacher and suddenly, in the pulpit, stood another whose outline shone like the Sun. I had found Jesus! It wasn’t that I had made an appointment. It wasn’t that I had been told he would be there. He just was, and it made all the difference.

Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, a World War One padre, wrote this poem:

I lost my Lord and sought Him long,
I journeyed far, and cried
His name to every wandering wind,
But still my Lord did hide.

I sought Him in the stately shrines,
Where priest and people pray,
But empty went my spirit in
And empty turned away.

I sought him where the Doctors meet
To turn deep questions o’er,
But every answer tempted me
To ask one question more.

I sought him where the hermit kneels
And tells his beads of pain.
I found Him with some children here
In this green Devon lane.

It is like this. If you are seeking an answer as to how one gets through life then Jesus is that answer. But you need to seek him out. If you feel too uncomfortable to enter a church just find someone who is a Christian and ask them to introduce you to Jesus. You may be able to find him through this blog or a particular website. He is anywhere you want to be. Just reach out and feel him touch you. A woman with hemorrhages once thought she could get a cure by just touching his robe. It worked and her life was changed forever. After you find Jesus things will never be the same. You will never be able to say he doesn’t exist because the evidence says you have met him. John Wesley underwent this experience of meeting Jesus and afterwards said how his heart was "strangely warmed."

Jesus says "Come to me". Approach him with confidence and you will never be the same again. But there is just one thing – after your training period, you too will have to tell others about him. Each one of us is relied upon to tell the stories of Jesus to others. This is why I wrote this short message for you.