Birds & Bees, Rocks & Reptiles
October 14, 2025
I’m seventy-five now. and I’m not sure about remembering events accurately — not even yesterday’s. Yet, I think it went something like this:
“Hey Tom!”
“Yeah. What’s up?”
“I think I’m falling for Judy. You hang out with her, right? Could you find out if she’s interested in me?”
“Sure! But she just asked about you yesterday.”
Then, from the girl’s side, something similar would be going on. If they finally did get together, there would be a lot more questions being asked — whether openly or silently.
My point in making this rather odd and awkward illustration is to make the point that one person cannot know what another is like, unless they meet and have conversations.
This is true in all relationships, and they certainly don’t have to be romantic ones. Friends can tell you about so-and-so, or you may have heard rumors as to what type of person they are, or even said “hey” at the hardware store, but without more interaction, two people might as well live on opposite sides of the ocean.
There are many reasons why two people might not form more than a superficial relationship — from personality differences to discovering that the person is not the type of person you like to hang out with.
It seems to me that this is exactly the same with Jesus:
- You may have heard about Him.
- You may have seen Him from afar.
- You may have hoped He knows about you.
- You may have read stories about Him.
- You might have realized you need someone like Him in your life.
- You might need a friend to help introduce you.
Well, here’s the Good News: Jesus is quite friendly and wants to meet you, and there are people like myself who would love to introduce you to Him…
Of course, there are people who will try to keep you apart by spreading ugly rumors about Him. Some deviants will actually try to start a fight between the two of you so he can then enjoy standing back and watching the fight.
I cannot fathom why people do such things, but they do. I just don’t “get” that kind of meanness and selfishness… Maybe because I was kind of a lonely guy who never thought for a second that I had gained too many friends in my life…
Even though I was rather oblivious and rather inept at social and interpersonal relationships, still, I know I was very lucky to have had the friendly and outgoing classmates I had in High School, and coworkers in my work life, and other people along the way — until I “got it together” and got established in my life.
Now, the way I “got it together” and got established was through that person I had heard about and being introduced to Him — the One who sticks closer than a brother, Jesus, who invited me into His circle, the Family of God…
You can meet Him, too. Just start asking around about Him and maybe waving to Him to get His attention. If you are persistent, the sky is the limit!
Seek the presence of God in your life. The how-to’s and why’s and wherefores are all recorded in the Bible… but it’s quicker if you just call to say “Hello. Jesus? I’ve heard about you and…”
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS- HYMN
