Mar 29 - "One On One"

"Jesus said, 'Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you looking for an opportunity to kill me?'. The crowd answered, 'You have a demon!'." --- John 7:14-36 **************************************

More often than not, the crowds do not like Jesus. Yes, He had did have situations where a group of people sat and listened faithfully to His words...even the Five Thousand. But, it seems that mostly, whenever a crowd was around, it was easy for people to be incited against Jesus.

My favorite stories about Jesus are when He is speaking to a very small group, or especially, with a person one on one. Christ's individual interactions with the woman at the well, Nicodemus and Peter all showed Jesus at His most powerful, yet in some ways, His most gentle. Could you imagine what it would have been like to have a conversation with Jesus? Just you and Him. To have Him minister to you individually in a setting where you were able to ask anything, tell anything, weep or be held and comforted. Now, granted, He might speak to you in the form of a parable or in some other way that is not abundantly clear at the time what He is trying to tell you. Nonetheless, it would be an amazing experience.

But, brothers and sisters, we have that opportunity every moment of every day! When you are in prayer, Jesus is sitting right next to you, listening and answering. When you show love or generosity in a way that only you and He know, He is standing next to you, smiling and saying, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant.' When you weep and cry out, His arms are around you, giving comfort that only He can give, weeping along with you. When you spend time in the Gospels, reading about His life, seeing the things He said, He is speaking to you and only you.

So, take time to be one on one with Jesus. Just as your soul thirsts for this perfect companion and deliverer, this mighty counselor, this marvelous comforter, He also longs to be one on one with you.