Five Minutes with Jesus
- Jeff Kent
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
What would you do with five minutes with Jesus? Suppose He appeared at your door one evening and asked to come in. It was just the two of you there in the room. Take a minute or two and give it some thought.
Did you prostrate yourself? Kneel? Or did you forget to show reverence to God? Perhaps you were too stunned to do anything. Or did you start filling the air with your questions and requests?
“Lord, what happened in 2019 when I lost my job? It sure was a hardship on us. We still haven’t fully recovered.”
“Lord, I don’t understand this thing about suffering. Especially when some people just seem to get a never-ending dose of it while others don’t seem to have much trouble at all. You know?”
“Lord, why do some parts of your word seem to be so difficult to understand? Could you shed a little light on ...?”
“Lord, we could sure use...”
Or did you wait for Him to speak? Did you listen intently and hang on His every word? Did you savor the sound of His voice? Did you observe His face as He spoke? What did it say?
Did you look at His hands? See the scars? They were there. What did you think when you saw the very scars of which you had read and pictured in your mind so many times ... the scars which set you free and gave you life?
As you sat there in His presence did the actuality of His being real and alive flood your soul with overwhelming joy and calming peace at the same time? Then, the time was gone, and Jesus got up to leave. Did you want Him to go? Did you want to go with Him?
Maybe we misunderstand the disciples. They stood gazing into heaven after Jesus had ascended, and we don’t quite understand their reaction to His leaving in such a way. Perhaps it was at this very moment they realized just how much they loved their Lord, and they could hardly bear the thought of His leaving them?
What about your five minutes with Jesus?
><> Jeff
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