Why Do You Want to See Jesus?

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9 Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him. (Luke 9)
Luke throws this little paragraph in as a sidenote before jumping back into the chronological narrative of Jesus' sending out the twelve and their report upon returning.  He leaves us hanging with this statement: "Aand he (Herod) sought to see Him."  Herod loved entertainment.  That's part of the reason John the Baptizer ended up dead.  When Herod heard the John might have risen from the dead, he wanted to make sure Jesus was not John, to make sure John was dead.  And if He was not John, maybe the entertainment value would be even higher.  We do not know the full value of Herod's desire, but we come to see over time that it was not so he could trust Him, learn from Him or worship Him. Many beleive that seeing is believing - that if they saw Jesus, and what He did when He walked the earth, or perform the miracle they want, they would believe in Him.  In essence, they want to see Jesus so He can do what they want.  Why do you want to see Jesus?  To get what you want, or to get what you need?