Come and See

"Come and see", Phillip answered. Jn 1:46b

Jesus had just found Phillip and called him to follow Him. Phillip went and found Nathaniel and told him about Christ. Nathaniel had said, 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth? and Phillip responded with "Come and see".

Nathaniel came to Christ because Phillip had found Him and told Nathaniel about it, he shared his find with someone.

This is what we are called to do. Yesterday, while travelling on the ferry from Tasmania to Melbourne I had planned to work and did for about 3 hours when I became hungry. I found myself at the cafeteria checkout, standing next to 'someone'.

I found myself sitting across from that same someone for the remainder of the journey. This someone declared himself to be a heathen (My favourite people). We talked about many things but most importantly the Christ of the New Testament. The man has not had a revelation about Jesus yet or about the need for a relationship but he will.

The Jesus I brought him to was the Jesus I love, the relational one not some obscure image, thought or idea. This Jesus is the only one I know.

Phillip had met Christ and He was the one Phillip had been looking for. My new friend has his own criteria but the Jesus I know wants to know this man.

Christian, each step in life is for you to share Christ, you may not say anything much but your behaviour is being observed, what is it saying? Let it speak life. amen!