We would like to see Jesus

Do you wish to see Jesus? Do you truly wish to see Him? How badly do you long to be in His presence? Do you seek Him as desperately as your lungs seek for air? John 12:20-26 tells the story of a several Greeks who came seeking Jesus. So how does one find Jesus?

1. Desire for Jesus - Desire for Jesus doesn't come unless you're desperately yearning for Him. What is your request when you come into the presence of God? Do you find yourselves asking for specific prayers to be answered? Are you truly asking to be in His presence or do you seek Him as a gateway of getting what you want? The Lord looks for those who seek Him in earnest.
2. Death like Jesus - In v23-24, Jesus draws a metaphor of how when the wheat dies, it gives birth to new seeds. Anyone who seeks God must realize that revelation only comes to those willing to die like Christ. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice and bear the cross for our sins so that we don't have too. In return we are called to carry out own cross and die ourselves every day. So how does one die every day? We die by willing to sacrifice aspects of our lives which hinder our spiritual walk with God. Whether it is good or bad, when the time comes and the Holy Spirit asks you to give up something, will you be able to bear that cross? For Jesus died to give birth to many new seeds, not fruit. He wants us to become seeds ourselves so that we in turn will bear fruit.
3. Devotion to Jesus - V25-25 states "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me." Devotion to God centers around two principles.
   (a) Kingdom Principle - You cannot love both this world and the kingdom of God. A servant cannot serve two masters. If you become too entangled in this world, you will become too blinded to see the Lord.
   (b) Discipleship Principle - Our ultimate role is to serve. One of the biggest reasons for our failures in our spiritual walk is due to our failure to serve. If you do not give back what was blessed to you, it will ultimately rot and rust away. Furthermore, when given the opportunity, you will no longer be able to.

Purify your desires for the Lord, be willing to die like Jesus, and pledge your devotion by committing to life of servitude. Because we too would like to see Jesus.

--from Nakwon EM January 27th 2008 Sunday Worship Service
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