C'mon Man.

There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look (Isaiah 53:2 The Message)

Last Wednesday, deemed Ash Wednesday by some denominations, David Sandoval sat down to eat dinner and to his amazement an image of Jesus had been formed in his tortilla. C’mon man! Today is my soapbox day and I would like to publish some of my thoughts about people seeing images of Christ in tortilla shells and some various other things. It is no wonder Christianity has lost its influence in American society and many others for that matter. Mr. Sandoval, how do you know what Jesus looked like? How do you know that image, and yes there is one there, does not look like Peter or Paul or perhaps Judas? Does anyone really know what Jesus looked like? Yep, God and those who lived in that day. The scriptures give us one account of what His physical appearance was like. Isaiah says He was not pretty so these pretty boy paintings are wrong. One translation says He was not a beauty, the King James says He had no comeliness. Meaning there was nothing special about His looks that caused people to come to Him. So why do we think He looked like He does in the paintings? Because some person said He did. Let’s just stick to what the Bible says about Him. Besides, there was one tall, dark handsome dude that became king of Israel, Saul, and you know how that turned out.

We need to focus on who Jesus is rather than what He looked like. Bowing to statues and kissing rings is not what Christ had in mind when He established His church. Elaborate paintings and imprints on shrouds or images on toast and tortillas is not what the Bible teaches we are to worship. It was His inner beauty that He wanted men to see. The Lord Jesus showed men the Father by what He did and He has commanded us to show society Himself by what we do. Mother Teresa was an image of Christ. Read up on what she did. She is an unlikely image of what men would expect. She is not to be worshipped and never asked to be. Jesus can be seen if you know where to look. He is in nature but He is not nature. His invisible attributes can be clearly seen by the things which are made. He can be seen in the nurses and aids in the nursing homes. He can be seen in the homeless shelters helping the residents. He can be seen in the rehab centers hugging and praying with addicts. He can be seen in the hospitals comforting those who are ill. He can be seen in the operating rooms using the hands that repair hearts. He can be seen in the jails and prisons praying with those on death row. He can be seen even in the church when we turn or focus on Him and not the preacher or the choir. Does the world see Christ in you? Are you projecting His image? Statues that cry tears and tortillas with burnt spots will not save mankind. The picture of Christ on the Cross in the Bible is what we need to look at.