Jesus, a Real Being

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 29, 1907

Jesus, a Real Being

DURING the years of his association with his disciples, Jesus became to them a beloved companion. He lived with them and worked with them, and they learned to look to him for counsel and help. It is true that they did not fully understand his mission, but after his resurrection he made all these things clear to them as he spoke to them of “the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” Afterward “he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven,” but he was still the same real friend to whom they could look for counsel and help. They could not behold him with their natural eyes, yet they knew that the very same Jesus who associated with them on the earth was now their Advocate before the Father, and they did not hesitate to present their requests in his name. The experience of the disciples has been placed on record in order that the being and work of Jesus may be just as real to us as they were to them, and that we may be able to think of him and to deal with him with the same sense of certainty as they had. Jesus is not a myth, but a real being. The heavenly sanctuary is not a mere figure of speech, but a real place. God is not simply Infinite Power, but a loving Father. Let the experience of the disciples become our experience.