If I asked you, “Would you go and meet my friend at LAX?” but that was all I told you, you’d probably not be too willing, after all, LAX is a huge airport with thousands of people coming and going. Although you could walk around the airport asking people, “Are you Pastor Joel’s friend?” the chances of finding the right person would be impossible.
But if I told you my friend is coming in on Alaska Airlines Flight 18, from The North Pole, arriving at 12:04 at gate 12 in terminal 2. Then described him, “He weighs 300 pounds, he’ll have on a red suit trimmed with white fur and matching hat, wearing big black boots, carrying a big knapsack over his shoulder, and his name is Chris.” Could you find him?
For over a thousand years prior to Jesus coming to earth, Godly men, led by the Spirit, had been writing about his coming. They told where He was to be born. They described the circumstances of His birth. They told us the city He would grow up in and the details of His life and ministry. They told us about his betrayal, death and resurrection. In all, over 300 details were given.
Peter writes,
“For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty… and so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.” (2 Peter 1:16, 19)
Not emotional. Not subjective. Not unclear, vague, debatable thoughts or fancies, but facts that have been confirmed over and over. So much so, that people willingly gave their lives before they would deny them.
Why are we sheepish, timid, or ambiguous in our declaration of Jesus Christ? He was who he said he was. God has made it very clear how to find Him, what He’s like, what He does, and where and who He hangs out with.
My friend is at LAX, in fact He’s everywhere. And you can find Him a lot easier than some big guy dressed in red named Chris, and when you do He’ll be you’re friend too.
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