Day 72: Come and See

John 1:35-39

The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

Comments

John the Baptist had been preparing his disciples for the day they would no longer follow him, but would move on to become disciples of Jesus. As soon as John pointed out Jesus to them, they began to follow him.

They asked where Jesus lived in order that they might come and visit him whenever they wanted. Jesus told them to come right then and see for themselves.

Reflections

Who in your life was instrumental in preparing you to follow Jesus? Who are you preparing now to do the same?

Jesus doesn’t often make appointments, telling us the time and place where he is going to be, and letting us fit him neatly into our lives. Have you ever encountered Jesus at a time and place you didn’t expect? What was that like?

 

Prayer

Help me, Lord, not try to fit you into my life whenever I have the time and energy, but to fit my life into yours even when everything around me and within me is going crazy.