"Come and See"

"38Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”
They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?” 39He said to them, “Come and see."    John 1:38-39   NKJV

The first disciples had been with John the Baptist when he pointed to Jesus and said, 'Behold the Lamb of God' v36. These two disciples, Andrew and more than likely John, the author of the gospel, began to follow Jesus. Initially, they had been with John the Baptist but, he knew his mission was to point people to Jesus, not keep them for himself. He was not the slightest bit jealous of this fact. The question must be asked, why did they follow Him? I believe that the answer is because they couldn't resist Him. This is the effect that Jesus has on people. All the way through the scriptures people followed Him, whether it was they wanted to know Him or, He was a problem and they wanted Him out of the way. Jesus made His presence known. Do you?

Jesus knew they were following Him and so He turned around and asked. 'Who do you seek?' They ignored this question and asked Him where He was staying. He told them, 'Come and see.' Jesus is so wonderful; He turned around and met them half-way. By doing this, He opened the door for them to come in (Rev 3:20). The area was quite hostile and He could have been at risk by inviting strangers into His home. This is a clue that He knew their heart. He could be trusted and He trusted His Father to take care of Him as well. 

Jesus basically asked the question, 'What are you looking for?'  The Holy Spirit draws people to Jesus and this is what was happening this day. Andrew and John could not resist Jesus and urgently wanted to know more about this irresistible man. They wanted the truth and they knew that He had this. The Holy Spirit will always draw a person to the truth, that being Jesus. When Jesus said, 'Come and see,' He was saying 'Let's go to my place and talk about it.' And they did, and they were never the same again.

Can you remember your first meeting with Jesus? I can remember my first time. I was healed overnight from Bells Palsy and from thereon, it was the most exciting journey with Jesus. Can you remember yours? You don't want those initial moments to ever end, it's almost like you are wrapped in cotton wool. You feel amazing. What about you, did you feel the same? Many of us feel that those first initial moments are so precious that they never want them to end. But, sadly they appear to - the honeymoon is over. But they shouldn't do. Jesus never changes, we know that. So, it must be us. We can still  remain in that wonderful bubble if we spend enough time with Jesus. But the busy-ness of life gets in the way. Simple remedy, DON"T LET IT! Cultivate those exciting and happy times again. They are there, you just have to seek them.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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