John 12:21  So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

We all suffer from some kind of blindness. Just because we witness a rainbow a thousand times doesn't mean we really see its beauty. We can plant a garden and fail to see the splendor of its flower. We can attend church, sing hymns, feel faithful and festive, and still never see Him. Hum? That would be Jesus.

The Greeks who come to Philip at the Passover don't want to glance at Jesus or just get a glimpse. They don't want someone to describe Jesus for them. These Greeks want to focus and fix their eyes on Jesus.

One of John's themes in his Gospel is seeing Jesus. Philip invites Nathanael to Jesus with these words, "Come and see" (John 1:46). The Samaritan woman says, "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did" (John 4:29). About Palm Sunday, John writes, "Your king is coming" (John 12:15). On Easter morning, Mary is beside herself when she says, "I have seen the Lord" (John 20:18). The man born blind says it best: "Though I was blind, now I see" (John 9:25).

Jesus, the Word made flesh, who spoke with such thunderous authority and loved with such childlike humility. Jesus, the One who claimed to be older than time and greater than death. Jesus, who forgives sin, heals brokenness, raises the dead. "We wish to see Jesus!"
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