The world’s most famous social networking website has a new member: Jesus. The newest entry among many that profile the Savior is called “Is this Jesus?” That question, then, is followed by a more specific inquiry: “Where will you find him?”
Bob WeathersThe site is part of a campaign designed to interest people in the Nazarene. At the core of the campaign is the belief that people are looking for Jesus. And what’s more, that Jesus can be “found,” so to speak, in a variety of places. Images are posted on the website to pique your interest and to assist your search.
Familiar images of Jesus pop up, those from motion pictures, television, and art – both good and bad. You’ll see “Buddy Christ,” South Park’s rendering of Jesus, and a portrayal of Jesus as a Greek. Then the images turn the corner to the not-so-conventional. Jesus’ face in the bark of a tree. In plant roots. In a shadow cast on a fence. Even Jesus’ face in the froth of a beer glass. Yeah. A beer glass.
But in the end, the question remains. Where will you find Him? And no real answer is given. In fact, while striving to motivate people to find Christ for themselves, the authors of the site convey two unfortunate suggestions. First, that Jesus can be found anywhere. That He is so ubiquitous that He’s glad to be any imaginary friend or foe, any image you would prefer. Just pick one.
Or, second, that Jesus needs to be found. We lost Him somewhere. It’s the Da Vinci Code syndrome all over again. Can’t trust that Bible. Go find Him for yourself.
But the truth is that Jesus is not hidden or lost. He is easy to find. In the same place we have always found Him. In scripture. As Jesus informed Philip, God was among them because He (Jesus) was among them. If we want to know God, we have to know Jesus. If we want to know Jesus, we have to know the Bible. Jesus said, “Anyone who has seen me, has seen the Father” (John 14:9).
Where will you find Him? Right where He has always been. There is only one Jesus. Just open your Bible and read for a while.