People who say they have “seen” Jesus’ face should be regarded with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Yet doesn’t he tell us all to do just that?

He says we are supposed to look for him everywhere—in the light and in the truth and in the faces of others.

Sometimes we need him so much that we are driven to seeking his face, like young loves do or shipwrecked sailors do, clinging to shards of boat in an endless ocean.

Throughout my life I have sought Jesus in pain and grief and loneliness. I sought him because I needed him to get me through.

But there is something more now—a sense of urgency and expectation.

Jesus is coming back soon.

Seek his face