John 1:43-51
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me."
44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found
the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked.
"Come and see," said Philip.
47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false."
48"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you."
49Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
50Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that." 51He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
When Jesus appeared on earth, the Jewish people had already been looking for Him. He was expected! When Philip met Jesus, he found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
Yes, they were looking for Him! When Nathaniel met Jesus, he wondered out loud, "can anything good come out of Nazareth?" He expected very little good to come from Nazareth. By contrast, when Jesus met Nathaniel, he paid him a high compliment. He said, "behold a man in who there is nothing false." He instantly knew Jesus character. This alerted Nathaniel to the fact that Jesus was no ordinary man. This was sufficient for Nathaniel to declare: "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel." Jesus responded that Nathaniel would see even greater things. He would see the heavens opened and angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man (Jesus).
As Christians today, we know who the Messiah is. We know that he is the Son of God, the King of Israel and in fact the King of Kings and Lord of Lord!
We don't have to doubt him like Phillip because we know Him as our saviour.
He already knows us from afar off. He knows are thoughts, intentions and motives. Let's draw close to Him and He will show us things that we never thought possible.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
57:10 "Do Whatever Jesus Tells You"
John 2:1-11
1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."
5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.
8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."
They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."
11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.12After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days."
At the very beginning of Jesus ministry, Jesus attended a wedding with his mother and apparently his family and disciples. They ran out of wine and somehow Jesus Mother knows about it and informs Jesus "they have no more wine". Jesus responds: "Why do you involve me, my time has not yet come!" It is interesting that somehow his mother knew or felt that Jesus was supposed to be involved here. Whether she was responding from a spiritual sense of knowing or whether it was just the Jewish Mother kicking in, God used Mary's words to launch Jesus first miracle. We can learn from Mary's command. Do whatever he tells you.
Do Whatever Jesus tells you. That is the command for us today. That is also where many of fall short! Some times, what he tells us is counter intuitive or goes cuts across the grain or just doesn't make sense. Sometimes it will be costly or inconvenient. Sometimes it will require some extra effort on our part like pouring water into jars. The end results of obedience though is always sweeter and better.
The scripture notes that this is Jesus first miracles and that his disciples "put their faith in Him" after this.
It is also interesting that Jesus goes to spend a few day with his family and disciples after this miracle in Capernaum. They must have talked there about the miracle as well as Jesus mission and ministry. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall as Jesus interacted with his nuclear family as he began to bond with his new family of disciples. They had just seen his first miracle and his disciples were starting to put faith in him. His family, who had known for many years that he was "special" now saw the first signs of his Messiahship, of his diety.
For us, we know there is no doubt that he is the Messiah! For us, the question is, will we "Do whatever he tells you"
1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."
5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.
8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."
They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."
11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.12After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days."
At the very beginning of Jesus ministry, Jesus attended a wedding with his mother and apparently his family and disciples. They ran out of wine and somehow Jesus Mother knows about it and informs Jesus "they have no more wine". Jesus responds: "Why do you involve me, my time has not yet come!" It is interesting that somehow his mother knew or felt that Jesus was supposed to be involved here. Whether she was responding from a spiritual sense of knowing or whether it was just the Jewish Mother kicking in, God used Mary's words to launch Jesus first miracle. We can learn from Mary's command. Do whatever he tells you.
Do Whatever Jesus tells you. That is the command for us today. That is also where many of fall short! Some times, what he tells us is counter intuitive or goes cuts across the grain or just doesn't make sense. Sometimes it will be costly or inconvenient. Sometimes it will require some extra effort on our part like pouring water into jars. The end results of obedience though is always sweeter and better.
The scripture notes that this is Jesus first miracles and that his disciples "put their faith in Him" after this.
It is also interesting that Jesus goes to spend a few day with his family and disciples after this miracle in Capernaum. They must have talked there about the miracle as well as Jesus mission and ministry. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall as Jesus interacted with his nuclear family as he began to bond with his new family of disciples. They had just seen his first miracle and his disciples were starting to put faith in him. His family, who had known for many years that he was "special" now saw the first signs of his Messiahship, of his diety.
For us, we know there is no doubt that he is the Messiah! For us, the question is, will we "Do whatever he tells you"
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