It can never be kept quiet for long when Jesus enters into any house. The neighbors will find out that He is there. They will sense a difference in the spirit and atmosphere of the home. The family in whose house Jesus abides will disclose His presence.

If Jesus is in your home, it will become known.

If Christ has entered into your heart and life, it will become known.

Love itself is invisible, but wherever it dwells it produces such effects that its presence becomes known. It makes one gentle, kindly, thoughtful, unselfish—fills his heart with desires to do good, makes him eager to be helpful to others. That is the difference Christ makes in a life, for where He is—love is!

“He could not be hid.”

You can’t hide a rose. Wherever you put it, its fragrance will reveal its presence. So it is of Jesus, the Rose of Sharon. There is a fragrance about Him that always reveals His presence.

When He was here in the flesh, there was something about Jesus that made His presence known wherever He went. There was something about Him which seemed to change the atmosphere in every home or circle into which He came; something that caused the poorest of people, despised publicans, outcast sinners, ostracized lepers, to take heart and hope.

I know many Christians like that. Moving among the weak, the sick, the unfortunate, the discouraged, they unconsciously bring to them strength, health, and hope. You feel their goodness the moment you come into their presence. Their presence is like a breath from heaven. They radiate an influence which makes you feel that you are not far from the gates of paradise. If you are down in the dumps and feel blue, they lift you into a brighter and happier mood. They make you feel that it is good to be alive, that life is good despite all its woes and sorrows.

These people make Christianity meaningful in the world. They are the true and effective interpreters of Christ.