The Unseen Visitor At TLC

Did you ever think of Jesus walking about seeking those whom He could bless?  I know we are all aware of the Scripture that tells us the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he would devour(I Peter 5:8), but what about Jesus as the Son of God?

As I was praying this morning about TLC and all the workers – and there are a ton of them, everything from kitchen workers to counselors to maintenance workers to the workshop leaders and musicians, the image of Jesus walking about the campus became very vivid.

Jesus is present.  In Matthew 18:20 we find Him speaking these words, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them.”  So, this morning Jesus is there on campus at BBC at TLC wandering around in the midst of 500 some people, and I cannot imagine Him doing anything other than seeking whom He could bless.

Some He will bless with a renewed and refreshed faith that He is Who He said He was, the One Who loved them so much He bore their sin debt on the cross.  Some He will refresh with a reminder that on that cross He paid their sin debt in totality, that wandering around on earth under a load of sin and guilt was not His plan for them.  Some He will bless with relationships, with the reminder that they are not alone in their faith but there are hundreds of other young men and women who love God.  Some He will bless with refreshment through the great music, music that will run through their minds and hearts when they leave the campus and which will encourage and bless them for the months to come. Others He will bless in ways we will never know unless they tell us.

The point is, I love that image, the invisible Christ, seeking to speak blessing into the lives of all those kids and their youth leaders and the staff of TLC today.