Seriously.  Do you want Him?  Why?  What do you think He is about anyway?  What do you think He wants?  If you knew what He wanted, would you still want Him?  I am worried.  Worried that people don’t really want the New Testament Jesus.  People want a 21st Century Jesus that accommodates to the culture and satisfies the whims of western ideologists.  I’m worried that people are coming to Jesus for fire insurance, for get out of jail free cards, for a ticket on the gospel express.   I’m worried about the souls of people that attend our church.  I’m scared that some are going to church but not following Jesus.  It is possible you know.  It is possible to go to church and not follow Jesus.  Do you want Him?  He wants you and He will take you as you are but He has intentions!  He has intentions to forgive you AND transform you.  He wants you to be obedient.  He even said that if we really love Him we will keep His commandments!  So maybe that is the better question.  Do you love Jesus?  Not like He loves you, ‘cause ain’t nobody got that much love,” but do you love Him enough to obey Him?  The proof of your love is the way you love others…including the people in your house, your husband, your wife, your kids, your parents.   You cannot hold a grudge and love Jesus.  You cannot have an affair and love Jesus.  You cannot live angry day after day and love Jesus.  You cannot abandon your spouse and love Jesus.  We’re coming up on Palm Sunday and we’ll be studying a group of people who wanted to see Jesus.  They wanted audience with Him, to interview Him.  We don’t know their motive, we only know that Jesus said, “no.”  Maybe He knew their motive.  Maybe they wanted to use Him rather than love Him.  Maybe they didn’t know that the way of the Teacher is the way of the student.  Maybe they didn’t want that part of the process.  I don’t know.  I just wonder how many Christians today want to see Jesus and why.  We better figure out who He is and what He’s after…and count the cost.  He has a better way that leads to a better destination but His death was required to have it and your death is required to obtain it.  Do you want Jesus?