Come and See
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Intro
Intro
I want to focus on a small phrase.
Turn in your Bible to John 1:37-38
The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and noticed them following him, he asked them, “What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
“Come and you’ll see,” he replied. So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
Come and You will see!
Come and You will see!
This phrase would later be repeated by Philip when getting Nathanael:
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him.
“Come and see,” Philip answered.
Philip knew the best way to get beyond the preconceived bias that Nathanael had was to invite him to do exactly what Philip himself had done: COME AND SEE!
He says, do not take my word for this brother, you need to come and SEE!
COME!
COME!
You have to come though!
It is a physical action! You must make an effort!
It is not an accident that the word come precedes see. We must first come to Jesus before we can fully understand who He is.
And the longer we abide (or remain) with Him, the more He reveals Himself to us (verse 41). The disciples come, “and they spent that day with him” (verse 39). They did not delay, and neither should we. Tomorrow is promised to no one James 4:14
Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes.
So, if we wish to see Jesus, we must do so today.
SEE!
SEE!
See that Jesus knows you!
Nathanael asked
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him.
“Come and see,” Philip answered.
Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.
“Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!”
Jesus responded to him, “Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” Then he said, “Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
See that Jesus SEES you! Before you ever see Him, before you have even heard His name, His eyes are on you!
I love Jesus’ words in John 1:51
Then he said, “Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Jesus says, Oh you will see wondrous things!
And you will be changed!
And you will be changed!
and he brought Simon to Jesus.
When Jesus saw him, he said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”).
Such a small thing! You will be changed!
Your identity will change
“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.”
Your calling will be changed!
Your life will have purpose!
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In John 11:34, Jesus asks where His friend Lazarus is buried. “Come and see, Lord,” they respond. Before Jesus arrives at the tomb, He weeps (verse 35). He wept because He sympathized with those who were suffering (verse 33; Lamentations 3:33; Hebrews 4:15). He wept because He is grieved over sin and death. He wept because He is distressed about His coming crucifixion (Luke 12:50; 22:44). He wept because He dreaded the unimaginable wrath that would be poured upon Him for the sins of everyone (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42). And He wept because He knew that raising Lazarus to life would prompt the religious leaders to finally put Him to death (John 11:45, 53). Burdened as He was, Jesus still went to Lazarus’ tomb and called him out of the grave (verse 43), and “the dead man came out” (verse 44). As Jesus had told Mary, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live” (John 11:25, ESV). He has the same message for everyone today.
