"But Is He Real"...?

One sweet Saturday night hangin with my buddy Dave at the Wild Horse Inn. Not only was the ’ship food for the soul, but the beverage we partook of was everything God made taste buds for. Anything named Corsendonk has to be good!
As we were huddled together, minding our own business in this trendy, hip sort of classy joint in Beverly, enjoying discussion about the God of all creation…all of a sudden this woman taps us on the shoulder and asks “what in the world are you guys so intensely talking about”? My first reaction in my mind was “are we that loud”? We really weren’t. But somehow, she was drawn into our little roundtable. As I quickly thought about her question I simply told her the truth. “Jesus Christ” I said to her. She sort of unexpectedly stepped back and began to process that one…(I can’t imagine for a moment she got dressed that evening, drove up to Beverly from Boston to meet some friends and even once considered that she would soon meet 2 guys talking “so intensely” about Jesus Christ!) We continued to ask her if she knew of ANYONE who could match the glory, beauty, wisdom of Jesus Christ and the way He interacted with people of all sorts and what He accomplished in His death and resurrection for people like us? She conceded with a puzzled “no”. We continued to fill her in on our conversation. And then came her million $ question:
“But is He real”?

Now please, take a moment to think upon the truth and implications of that most profound question from a woman, all dolled-up on a Saturday night, with maybe no place to go…!