Would You Know Jesus If He Walked Up to You?

How many of us would know Jesus if He walked up to us? Would He look the way we would expect Him to look or would we glance away based upon our own narrow expectations? Would we expect a being of stature or would we ignore Him because of his diversity from us? Would we have the time or would we be much to busy with ourselves and our own needs?

I think if most of us answered these questions honestly, we are all guilty of walking away from Jesus often. He takes many faces in our lives. He is the elderly woman at the grocery store that can't lift her bag into the car. He is the sick neighbor who needs medicine. He is the broken hearted young woman who has failed in a relationship. He is a young boy who is looking for love in the midst of divorce or a broken family. He is a coworker that is struggling to provide value. He is a family member who is struggling for belonging.

Mark 6 3-6 NIV "Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us? And they took offense at him.

Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor. ...And he was amazed at their lack of faith.

As we look through the scriptures, Jesus experienced all types of rejection because He stood for something different than the social norm. We know how the story unfolded. Our faith provides us with daily opportunity to see Jesus in each other and act upon being with Him. Do we take the time or do we have more important tasks to tend to? Do we hold ourselves accountable as believers in community or do we hold ourselves to different standards? Are we willing to pay the price as Christians to see Him in each other or do we rely on our own judgement and timing? So... Would you know Jesus if He Walked Up to You tomorrow?