Finding Jesus Again
by
Leah S. Carpenter
In John 20:1-16 we have a beautiful picture of what we must do when we have lost the presence of Jesus in order to recover it. Mary had lost the presence of Jesus, and couldn’t keep still in her normal routine until she had found him again. She rose early in the morning the first possible day she could seek him, going to the place she knew he had last been. She had lost him there, and there she was determined to find him, if all she could have was his lifeless body to care for. Though he had apparently failed, she had faith and love enough to not give him up; she would stay there with him. She had no desire to live apart from him. She sought of all those around, asking them to “tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”, yet she would not leave without him, or at least a knowledge of where he was. Her grief was so great that she could not recognize Jesus as he stood before her until she heard his voice. He was not unmindful of her perseverance and devotion, even at the hour of returning to his Father and his glory. She was rewarded by his very presence and communion with him there, her deep sorrow turning to joy. When he made himself known to her, and she knew she had him again, there was only one thing she could do, and that was to worship.
Have you, too, lost the presence of Jesus? Return to the place you lost him and persevere there until he is again revealed to you. He will honour your devotion and will come to you again, if you are truly seeking him, restoring the communication so dear to your heart and necessary to your soul. Remain beside the grave of broken dreams, hopes, plans; remain even by the grave of what you thought was the Lord’s will for your life but that “fell through”; remain at the place you last saw Jesus; until he appears with words of peace to your heart. He will surely come to those who seek him again.
January 26, 2010
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