Jesus Calls Phillip and Nathanael

John 1:43-51
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”

44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip 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.

47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”

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.”

49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”

50 Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” 51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”

Phillip picked up and went with Jesus. Didn’t ask any questions, just believed. He then immediately went to get Nathanael. When Nathanael saw Jesus, he knew Him immediately as well. This speaks directly to two demonstrations of faith.

Faith does not always look the same in every person. It manifests itself in different ways to the eye of your fellow man. It may being singing, it may be serving, it may be simply arms raised high, it could be down on your knees in prayer, it could be hugging, it could be in so many ways that we must be careful not to judge.

We are humans, and by this we are sinful I’m nature. It is through these verses that we see that faith can manifext itself and become visible I’m different ways. It isn’t our job to qualify any man, that has already been done. It is our job to witness, testify, and support our fellow man in their walk with Christ. It is also imperative that we continue to learn ad we grow in Him.

Ad we grow, we will see Him in every aspect of our lives. The the free will and freedom to choose comes into play. Tough choices are placed before us so that we can grow and begin know ourselves the way that Phillip and Nathanael were doing. The key is, that you follow Him. This happens spiritually first, then the physical will follow. That is faith. Faith that repentance and change will occur in Him. In Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK