Seeing Jesus

Matthew 25:37-40 NetBible

25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 25:38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 25:40 And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

I’ve heard the phrase “we would see Jesus” as part of who we are, a statement of our identity and our expectation of seeing Him face to face. Here Jesus tells us that it is possible to see Him today. He tells us that by serving those in need among us that we are serving Him.

We are all in need. Regardless of our worldly circumstance, or how well we think we are doing on our own, we are naked and destitute without God. This realization can come with the unforeseen onslaught of a storm in life, or finally getting everything you want only to find that it is not everything you want.

We see Jesus when we look for Him in others. The more we are able to see Jesus in others the more we become like Him. The more we become like Him, the clearer we can see Him in ourselves. This is part of our walk with the Lord, of growing up into maturity in Christ.

One day we will see the very face of Jesus, when He comes again to this world, this time not as a helpless child, but in His heavenly splendor, as the King of Kings. Until then, He reveals Himself in you and me. He is there if we look.