By Brad Campbell –

Just a thought to help start your week.

“I won’t believe it until I see it.”  You’ve probably spoken those very words at some time or other.  Maybe you’re one of those who must be shown something to believe it, like the folks from Missouri, the “Show Me State.”  I have visited there many times during my lifetime and lived there one summer when I was in college, but that motto never stuck on me.  If I trust you, I can believe what you say without physical proof.

Wife and I were visiting our coastal kids recently.  Part of their entertainment for us was in making a visit to the Stonehenge of the South, “Bama Henge.”  I’ve never seen the true Stonehenge in the United Kingdom, but I believe it’s real.  Now I’ve seen the replica in Alabama.  I didn’t have to see it to believe it, because I believed the stories I’ve heard about it.  But seeing it in person was a treat.

Have you ever seen Jesus?  Were you there when they crucified Him?  Technically, yes, every one of us was there, as He gave His blood for each of us.  Did I have to see it to believe it?  No.  Because I trust Him, I trust His Word, and I trust those who have told me about Him all my life.

To truly see Jesus in action in my life is a real treat, an added bonus.  I don’t think that I believe He’s there simply because I see Him.  I believe I see Him because He’s there.

One day, I will see Him face to face.  Until then, I will see His face in the face of others.  You want to see Jesus?  Look around you.  Look at those who belong to Him.  Look at His Church.  Look at His creation.  And when someone who doesn’t know Him asks you to “show them,” you’ll be able to do so, because you believe He’s there!

See Him for yourself this week!  Then tell somebody else about what you’ve seen!

Just a thought.