Risen and Hidden

In re-reading through the scriptures after the
resurrection I again noticed something new to
me. Jesus was mistaken for:

• the gardner
• a stranger in town
• a man walking on the beach.

God has been raised from the dead, but He is

not covered in glory with rays flooding from 

His hands. Granted people are not expecting

the resurrection and are not looking for Him,

but He looks rather ordinary to those who

knew Him. In each situation He says or does

something that reveals who He is. Walking 

into a locked room is one way of getting 

their attention, but for one person, it was

simply saying her name.

Jesus could have appeared as He did to John 

in Revelation 1:13-16, but He did not.

Reader, one of these days Jesus will appear

in all of His Glory, but for now He comes

to us in subtle ways that we will miss if we

are not looking for Him.