Jesus Online!

Where is Jesus in the world today? It used to be clear where He was. People knew right where Jesus was when He walked the earth, talked to people, taught about the Kingdom of God, and performed miraculous wonders! Where is He today though? Is Jesus on Facebook and MySpace and Twitter? Or does He stand along the sidelines and simply observe the world passing by? Is He up in the clouds somewhere just waiting for that special day when He will return? Where in the world is Jesus today?

Jesus is God and can be anywhere and everywhere He wants! Facebook? MySpace? Twitter? You bet! But maybe not as you'd expect. I don't believe the Facebook profile of "Jesus Christ" is the "real Jesus". But where Jesus' followers are found, there Jesus is found! As followers of Christ interact with the world on Facebook and MySpace and Twitter, Jesus goes right along with them! In words of comfort and support when someone is feeling down, people get a glimpse of Jesus in the world today!

Where the followers of Jesus go, there Jesus goes with them! That's where in the world Jesus is found! Even more profoundly, Jesus is found where He promises to be! When His gospel of forgiveness and love is proclaimed, there is Jesus! When a newly baptized person is welcomed into the family of God Almighty, there is Jesus! When Jesus' followers gather at His altar and receive His body and blood in Holy Communion, there is Jesus. There in the world is Jesus today! Right where He promises to be. In the community of His faithful followers. In the bread and wine. In the water of baptism. In your words of comfort and hope! There in the world is Jesus today!