Everywhere He Is

He comes!

20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”[a]

22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23 People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. 24 For the Son of Man in his day[b] will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.-Luke17:20-25

Even until now, there are still many false Messiahs. One says that the Spirit of Jesus and Mary possesses her. One says Jesus has returned in the form of his/her child. Others proclaim themselves as the heir of Jesus. Others fashion themselves by growing their hair and beard long to make them look authentic Jesus. But Jesus says otherwise. When He comes again, everybody will see, including the blind, from one end of the earth to another. No time zone will be an obstacle. Everybody will see Jesus' return even if a person is inside a building.

Actually, we need not exert much effort in looking for Jesus because He is in our midst. He is everywhere. He is in any living being, in any event, in any occasion. When we walk, talk, run, eat and do anything, Jesus is there with is. No escaping Him. But where is He? Jesus lives in our hearts, in our minds and in our bodies. The question is, are we aware? Did we bother to talk to Him? Did we include Him in our activities? Did we allow ourselves to be guided by Him?

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