Jesus deals w/each person’s needs differently. Mary simply needed to hear Jesus’ voice and her grief was healed. The disciples needed to experience the presence of Jesus, and receive His peace to release them from fear. Thomas needed to touch the Risen Christ. He felt he needed to put his hand in Jesus’ side before he would believe. Each of us has different needs; there is only one solution – a touch from the risen Lord!

Consider the impact of Jesus on history. Socrates taught for 40 years, Plato for 50, Aristotle for 40, and Jesus for only 3; yet the influence of Christ’s 3 year ministry is greater than the impact left by the combined 130 years of teaching from these men who were among the greatest philosophers of all time. Jesus painted no pictures; yet, some of the finest paintings of Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo DA Vinci received their inspiration from Him. Jesus wrote no poetry; but Dante, Milton, and scores of the world’s greatest poets were inspired by Him. Jesus composed no music; still Haydn, Handel, Beethoven, Bach, and Mendelssohn reached their highest perfection of melody in the music they composed in His praise. Every sphere of human greatness has been enriched by Jesus Christ.” As the centuries pass, the evidence is accumulating, that, measured by His effect on history; Jesus is the greatest genius and the most influential life, who ever lived! No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus holds!

Napoleon Bonaparte: “I know men; and I tell you Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? On force. Jesus Christ founded His empire on love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.”