Just as the Father is in Christ, Jesus lives in us when we accept Him into our lives.

“On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.” (John 14:20)

In verse 9, Jesus tells His disciples that if you have seen me you have seen the Father. Jesus is a reflection of the Father. If Jesus lives in us, should we not be a reflection of Him? Shouldn’t the world see a reflection of Jesus in our lives?

David Jeremiah told the story of four businessmen trying to go from one flight to the next. They only had a few minutes to catch the next flight, as they were running through the airport, they accidentally knocked over a display where a young lady was selling bags of apples. 

Three of the four made it just in time to board their flight home. The fourth man stopped and told his coworkers to go ahead, he would catch the next flight. He then returned to help the girl pick up her apples. Only then, when he saw the girl on her hands and knees searching for the apples did he realize she was blind. He helped her pick up the bags and apples. Some bags were torn and some of the apples were bruised and not good to sell. 

He then opened his wallet and gave her more than enough money to cover her loss He apologized again for the incident and turned to leave. As he was leaving, she called after him and he turned to her, “Sir, are you, Jesus? She had figured since he had helped her as no one else ever had, that he must be Jesus. 

Do people see Jesus in you? Is your life a reflection of Christ? I am not asking this to make you feel guilty or unworthy. I have to ask myself these questions from time to time. We all should be a reflection of Christ if we are serious about our Christian walk. We may be the only Jesus some people ever see.

How do people see Christ in us? It is not by attending church, it is not by talking to them about God, it is not by doing a lot of good works, and it is not by what we do or say, although these things are all good; it is not how they see Jesus in us. Jesus said we should love our neighbor as ourselves. It is only when people see we care about them and love them, that we are a reflection of Christ.

Without love our lives are meaningless. “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing” 1 Corinthians 13:1.

“Jesus said to those who followed Him: “By this, all will know that you are My disciples if you have love for one another” (John 13:35).

Let the love of Jesus shine through you, it will make you beautiful to those around you.