58: 10 WE HAVE FOUND THE ONE!

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.