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Sir, We Wish to See Jesus

Palm Sunday 2023

April 2, 2023 • Gerrit Dawson • John 12:20–28, John 12:31–33

Sir, we wish to see Jesus. That’s a lovely thing to say. But questions

have to be asked in reply. Do you wish to see Jesus as a tourist or a disciple?

Do you want to see Jesus as a detached observer, or will you submit your

life to him? Do you demand that you stay independent and solitary, always

in control, or will you risk dying with him? Will you let your ego be buried

in order that you might rise in a new life of love and giving and worship?

Knowing the path Jesus had to follow, knowing the path he calls you to

follow if you would be joined to him, can you still make the statement the

Greeks made? Is it the desire of your heart to say, with all your heart, “Yes,

we wish to see Jesus.”