Seeking Jesus

Good morning! Why do we seek Jesus? I wondered about that and found several reasons in the Bible. Some wanted to question Jesus, others to see their son and brother, a few wanted to know if they were on the right track, and of course many sought healing in the physical sense. It is interesting that taking today's verse, we get an interesting picture of seeking.

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. (John 6:24)

The people in this case knew where Jesus was not, and they had some idea where to go to find him. Just from this verse we cannot tell if they ever found the Lord, but we read that they were seeking him in a particular place. Today, the people know that Jesus is not here in the walking, eating, physical presence part of knowing. They cannot see him with their eyes, so they say that He is not here. Those who believe have a different take on that, but permit the people their seeking. From the word of God, we know that Jesus is in Heaven seated at the right hand of God. The people cannot seek Him there and so some will turn away even to the point of saying that He does not exist.

Living in faith presents an interesting mystery for us all. I cannot point to Jesus like I would a friend on the other side of the street, yet, I know that He is here with me. Those who have sought Jesus have found Him, just as He promised, but we don't get to hold onto Him as we would a father, mother, sister, brother or friend. Those who fall asleep and go away from us in this life we know are with Jesus, yet we say that He is with us always, again just as He promised. Through prayer, Bible study, worship, and meditation we continually seek Jesus and just as often find Him, but still we cannot say, "Here He is, touch Him!" One day people will make the journey to Jerusalem to touch the Lord. For today we get faith, and in Christ faith is all we need for His presence to bless us.

Bucky