Where’s Jesus?

Where are you looking for Jesus this Christmas?

The question is, will you find Jesus this Christmas, and if you do, where do you expect to find him?

If you are a Christian, perhaps you’ll be proper enough to say,

“He lives within my heart!”

But, if you are like me, and you’re looking for him still,

seeking the savior, where do you expect to find him?

If you’re a church goer, perhaps you’ll be proper enough to say,

“He’s standing up there speaking into our elder’s ear, telling him what to say.”

But, if you are like me, and you’re looking for him still, not just up on the podium,

but looking for him to be with you all week long, where do you expect to find him?

If you’re one who knows how to pray, perhaps you’ll be proper enough to say;

“I find him every morning, and every evening, too, as I search for him on my knees!”

But, if you are like me, and you’re looking for him still,

not just on your knees eyes clenched tightly closed,

perhaps some Kleenex close by (he sometimes makes me cry),

but all day long at work and play, and along life’s way, where do you expect to find him?

If you met him, would you know him?

If he walked up to you, and held out his hand, would you know him?

Where do you expect to find him?

Matthew 25:

³¹ “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. ³²All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ³⁵For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ³⁶I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 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? ³⁸When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

⁴⁰ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ ⁴¹“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴²For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ ⁴⁴“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

⁴⁵ “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ ⁴⁶“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Where did you expect to find him?

He’s right there