John 12:9 (MSG)
9 Word got out among the Jews that he was back in town. The people came to take a look, not only at Jesus but also at Lazarus, who had been raised from the dead.
There is irony in the first verse because the Word indeed had come to the Jews. The Son of God had arrived. But this was not the word that was understood by the people. It was their own word they spoke, announcing something to be looked at rather than heard.
They came to take a look. It would appear they did not come out of reverence, or in seeking, but to see something different, out of the ordinary. Maybe it was like coming across a beautiful shell on an otherwise empty stretch of beach. Maybe it was the entertainment value. Maybe it was just something shiny in the landscape which caught their eye.
We are called to be different like He is different. As receivers of the light in the world, we should be drawing others to His light reflected in our lives. In doing so, it may happen that some coming to look will see that light. Somebody is looking.
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