Jesus is not Hiding

Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. Mark 13:29

He is not hiding. 

He is waiting for you. He is not predisposed to become angry upon seeing you nor is He ready to pound on you for sins in your life. Those things inhibit you, not Him. Distraction may be the greatest enemy we face in life. Life is flooded with distractions. 

Jesus told us where we would find Him. We find Him always waiting for us at His Table. 

He prepares the Table of Communion for the purpose of Communing with you. His Table is not closed to the 'unworthy' for none is worthy - no not one! You can't get clean enough to Commune with Jesus. You can't be gifted enough to qualify to sit with Him and you certainly can't work hard enough to get there in your own strength. None is righteous. None! Your good works on your very best day are but dirty rags. No my dear one, you cant' get to heaven on your own and you can't come to His Table on your own. He is the Good Shepherd and He wants to lead you to His Table so that you can feast on His presence. Feed on His love for you and drink deeply from His fountain of life.

There is nothing that keeps you from spending time with the Lord except the distractions that have made a slave of your time, focus and energy. You think you're busy and you think you are in charge. If there is not time to meet with Jesus at His Table then you are a slave to something else. Whatever it is, 'it' runs you around in circles. Whatever 'it' is 'it' gives you every excuse not to spend time with the Lord of heaven. "It" could even be your Bible, your prayer, your ministry or mission. How can you follow Jesus if Jesus is not leading? It is being with Him where He can share Himself with you. It is being with Him that His love transforms us. He wants to commune with you. He wants to share His heartbeat with you. He wants to give you assurance of His love.  

Perhaps for some reason you don't value your time enough to spend just 5 minutes with the Lord. He is waiting patiently. He wants to meet with you. He wants to share His stories with you. He waits all day every day to share His life and smile with you even if it is for a moment. He lives to love you. That's it! He wants to share His love with you. Its you who is hiding not Jesus. He is ready to give you every good and perfect gift. He is ready to give you the heathen for your inheritance. He is ready to share His Kingdom with you, but you can't find time. Even when you think you do have time you feel compelled "to do something" like study, worship or pray. He would prefer that you have a little bread and a taste of wine at His Table which He has prepared just for you.He wants you to taste and see that He is good and that He is merciful and loving and kind.  

Stop trying to be a disciple and start being His friend. Stop the ritual and start having a relationship. Stop what is so important to you and find out whats important to Him. Do you want to see Jesus? Let Him open your eyes so that you can recognize Him. Let Him open your ears so that you can know His voice and how He speaks to you. Let His understanding flood your heart and when you do - you will never be the same. First hand encounters with the Lord on a regular basis is what Communion or the Eucharist is for. Jesus made it very simple. He said "Do this to let me create My memories in your life." "Do this in remembrance of Me." How can you remember something you were not a witness to? He said, "I must go away to send the Comforter, My Spirit, so that He can lead you into my presence (truth) and to fill your memory with my words and to show you things to come." (John 14-17)

There are not enough books in all the world to contain everything that Jesus said and did. It takes the Holy Spirit to make these things real to us. The Holy Spirit was sent to lead and assist you into the presence of Jesus. The Holy Spirit speaks to us the way Jesus spoke to the multitudes and the disciples. When we break the bread and drink the cup of our salvation we take the Lord at His Word. When we do He promised His word will not be empty. It will accomplish what He wants it to.  The life of the Church begins with Jesus sharing His life personally with each of us. No more and no less. Our life comes from Him. When the Holy Spirit discloses the presence of Jesus He shares His life with us and speaks to us in a personal, loving way and it fills us with the miraculous power of His eternal presence.

Jesus is not hiding. Jesus is not dead! Jesus is alive and He is waiting to share openly and freely with you with everything at His disposal. Believe then receive the Holy Spirit and then spend a few minutes at His Table every day. Your life will never be the same. Who is Lord of your life? If it is Jesus - then go to Him through Communion (even in your home, car or office) and wait on Him. He comes to us and shares what He has prepared. It is always something wonderful for you to feast on each time you sit down at Table with Him. To walk with Jesus is to spend a moment with Him. To talk with Jesus is to listen to Him. Let Him love you first and then watch what happens! 

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