What if Jesus was standing right in front of you? Most of us would absolutely love to be in that place right? I mean, how many times have you thought or said something like, “If only He just appeared to me and told me exactly what He wants me to do, then I wouldn’t have any problem doing it.” Here’s the thing: Jesus did a lot of that. He showed up and stood in front of people. He appeared in the flesh and told people exactly what He wanted and yet, people still disobeyed, turned their backs and even hated Him. Lots of Christians think that our big problem is that we’ve never had that “undeniable experience” type of moment. We’ve never had the life-changing, mountain-top experience, so we aren’t the saints we wish we were. If you’ve ever felt that way, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is, having a face-to-face with Jesus wouldn’t be the answer to your problems. You’d still be you and you’d still struggle and sin - even after that amazing encounter with the Lord. The good news is, it doesn’t really matter. Jesus still loves you, no matter what. One time the Lord of all stood in front of a dude and told Him one thing to do. This young man looked God Himself in the eyes and then turned and walked away. My favorite part of that story is that it says that Jesus looked at him and loved him. This man got to see the Maker of heaven and earth in the flesh and dropped the ball, but Jesus loved him at his worst. He feels exactly the same about you.
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