Why Jesus?
He truly is the only hope. we may have a sense of familiarity about him but we should be grieved if we allow familiarity or simplicity to detract from truth. If we’ll admit it, we are highly accustomed to familiar things possessing the power to sustain life – air, water, blood, heartbeat… It’s the rudiments of life that make it happen. Just as we thirst for water, our souls long to drink of something that will quench our thirst forever. The reality of this quenching is not something synthetic (like Gatorade or good works) but completely natural (water… and the One who made the water).
If we’ve failed to see Jesus thus far, perhaps we are just not looking. This could explain why the cross makes so much sense to those finally standing on the other side of it. Think of when you’ve purchased a new car or pair of shoes – suddenly you are aware of all nuance of car or shoe and can derive comparison and category with only a glance. When you’ve come to believe in the power of the Cross and Jesus’ work there you can then see the story unfolded all around you. It’s always been there, but now you see it.
