Have YOU Seen Him?

When they went to the tomb, they couldn’t find Him.
The Roman guards never saw Him.
The tomb was empty.

Are you a Mary Magdalene, the first to see Him,

running to tell the others the Good News.
Or are you a Thomas, living a life of faith that says,

“I’ll believe it when I see it!”
Or maybe you’re like Peter,

you must be asked by Him repeatedly,

“Do you love Me?”

Those who were closest to Him…

saw Him after He’d been lifted up.
And they lived their lives, lifting up His name.
Many even died brutal deaths,

in order to fulfill the Great Commission.
His message was, “Follow me.”
The message they gave their lives for,

the message they declared was,
“He has risen! He lives!”

So have you seen Him?
I saw Him just the other day,

opening a door for a mother

and her child in a wheelchair.
I saw Him helping a family rebuild their home

that was destroyed by a storm.
I saw Him walk up to a homeless man

and cover him with a blanket.
I saw Him just this morning,

carrying an elderly woman’s groceries to her car.
I saw Him at the hospital embracing

a mother and father who had just lost their child.

I saw Him Sunday on His knees,
praying for you.

Everywhere I go, I look for Him;

yet, not always do I see Him.
I recall we’re supposed to reflect His image,

as I stare into the mirror.
Do we love those who hate us?
Do we forgive those who betray us?
Do we do kind things for others,

when they least deserve it?
Do we keep peace with those who try to steal it?
It is only then…that we will see Jesus.

If we call Him Lord of our life,
we shouldn’t be afraid to ask those closest to us,
“Have you seen Him?”

And as you look into the mirror, simply ask yourself,
“Do you see Him?”