I opened the front door and...

There between the storm and front door was a flyer from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. They had come by the house while we were out and left a flyer. I am always impressed with the tenacity and devotion to knocking on doors that they as a group exhibit.

The flyer asks, “how do you view Jesus?” A great question Jesus asked that of his disciples. The flyer then goes on to state “you are invited to hear the answer.” Huh? I thought I was to answer the question? It just bugs me when folks make a secret out of the revealed or say they have the truth when all the facts have not been discovered. That bugs me. Does it you?

We will believe half truths or no truth before investigating the facts. Most homes have the worlds’ knowledge at their finger tips through their computer screen. If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times, “Google it.” Google has become a verb but so many of us won’t take the time and effort required to investigate the facts. We would rather believe the sensational speculation than wait for the cold hard truth. It’s easier I know.

It’s easier to listen to someone else say whatever than to explore and investigate the facts for ourselves. It’s easier to believe what others have told us about Jesus than to look at him for ourselves. How do you view Jesus is an important question. However, equally important is where have you looked to see Jesus? “I was reading on the Internet,” is not our BEST most accurate source. Jesus is revealed completely in the Bible. That is the best most accurate source.

Many sources paint a picture of how they want you to see the subject. In the public media those individuals are called “spin doctors.” It is their job to make any person look their best regardless of the accusation or incrimination. They may use older pictures or leave out past details that are less than flattering in order to craft a more positive image for the public. Recently my Mother was complaining about obituaries that include pictures from decades before. She just does not think that is right. So, she has chosen her obit picture from a recent photo. Being the bad son I am, I wrote on the back “for when Mom kicks the bucket.” I have it in my Bible. The Bible does not paint false pictures. Each brush stroke paints a portrait of people warts and all. Indiscretions, crimes, sin out there for all to see. A realistic picture of then and also of God at work in messy sin filled lives transforming them by grace. Jesus is revealed completely in the Bible as well as finite words can reveal the infinite God.

How do you view Jesus? I ask, “where have you looked?”

Google? No!

Bible? YES!                  

In HIS Service and Yours,

The Rev

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