MARCH RADIO MESSAGE DESIRING TO SEE HIM
by Dr. Walter L. Wilson
O NE o f t h e wonderful things about the Bible is the many five-word sentence sermons the Lord scatters abundantly through the Scripture. He knew we didn’t have great minds so He made certain that all could read and understand. The one I want to consider with you now is found in Luke 9:9, “They desired to see him.” What a thought with which to chal lenge our lives. Don’t you ever have a desire to see somebody who means a lot to you? The situation here is where Herod de clared, “John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.” Strange as it may sound, Herod wanted to see Jesus. Of course, his motive was anything but pure. No doubt he had heard wonderful things about Jesus. In fact, he thought maybe it was John the Baptist who had come back from the dead. (At least it indi cates a human intuition toward the truth of the bodily resurrection.) The world expects to see some miracles in the lives of those who pro fess to know the Lord. You have been raised from the dead, in figure at least. People expect you to be different than before. But are you really? If you have been to Calvary to see the Saviour, then by faith you have been to eternity. You know the terrible suffering which will befall the lost. With such an understanding, how could you be the same person? When your life is in touch with the Lord, you have to be different. But. let us think for a moment about some other people mentioned in the Bible who wanted to see Jesus. There was Zacchaeus, a very rich per son and prominent leader in the area. When the news reached him that Jesus was coming, he ran down the road ahead of the crowd just to get a glimpse of Him. You wouldn’t see any politician of today doing that. You
know about how he climbed up into a tree so that he would be sure to see Him. He didn’t care what people thought. What a change was wrought in his life thereby. Then there was the rich young ruler who came to Jesus for help. Mark tells about it in the 10th chapter of his gospel account. He asked a very pertinent and vital question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” This was an admission that he didn’t have it. He had been a very religious person all of his life, but still he didn’t know real peace. Then there were wise men who came from the East, from around Babylon, stating, “Sir, we would see Jesus.” Here were learned, wealthy and influential leaders who had trav eled for miles just to see Him. Now, the question, “Have you seen Christ?” One look and you will never forget it. My heart is always thrilled to think of blind Bartimaeus who wanted to see Jesus. Born without any physical sight, he had never seen a human be ing, never seen a flower, never seen the sunshine. Yet, all he wanted was to see Jesus. He wanted Jesus to do something to and for him, and the Saviour did! There were ten lepers who wanted to see Jesus. They knew they were covered with the dread disease, but they wanted to see the Lord for they knew He could cure them of their leprosy. When you go into the office of a doc tor or a dentist, you wait your turn. Sometimes it takes much longer than you anticipated. But you wait, for you have a need that must be cared for. Why not come to the Lord in this same way? You don’t have to wait! There is no appointment schedule to keep for the door is always open. And say, you will never get a bill from Him! He always supplies freely and without charge. He gives you joy instead of 7
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