Come and See! I never thought I would hear these words again. But my 2-year-old son just said that. I felt a rush of memories in my head. I followed my son to his playroom / our living room. In it he had arranged his toy cars in a perfect line and wanted me to see them. He obviously did not know the deep meaning that his three words brought to my memories. Three words that transformed me. Come and See. That was all that took for God to shake my life and as I study the Bible, I realize that I am not the first one whose life had been changed. ( John 1: 35-40 ) .
It was in 2008 when someone told me the same. A brother in Christ had said that same sentence. I was on the phone with him, and asked him the following question in some manner "how do I know Jesus" and he just said those 3 words and my world was shaken. I followed what he said and took my motorbike and went to the place that he instructed me. There were about 15 people in all, 5 of them well known to me, the rest strangers, all standing with their hands held high and worshipping the Lord. I had never seen such worship ever in my life, they worshipped behind closed doors where the world could not see them, they raised their voices not because someone was judging them, but because they wanted to. They prayed because they loved to talk to God and adore him. Their prayer was not felt needs or issues or health but rather praise and adoration, just that, each brother and sister encouraging each other by stating how Holy God was. This for me was new. I had never seen such worship. There was a new delight in my heart. I felt true and felt encouraged to pray just like I wanted to. This want in my heart was new and I had never had that feeling before, I was surprised that this feeling was true and there were people who loved to worship and praise (as I now know what it) God.
When Jesus calls His first disciples, it was Andrew and another disciple who asked Jesus where He lived at. The answer that Jesus told was "Come and See". These two disciples heard and followed him and stayed the day with him. Then, they called more and they followed him to their deaths. But, it was not the miracles of Jesus or fancy logical statements that had drawn them, it was just the there simple words " Ἔρχεσθε (Erchesthe) καὶ (kai) ὄψεσθε (opsesthe)". These 3 words, whether in English, Greek or Aramaic, hold more meaning. When my two year old called me, he did not just want me to look at the cars, but he wanted to show me his work, he wanted to me to say that I was proud of him and experience his joy with him. As I pondered on my life and then on Andrew's, we realize that Jesus did not want to show Andrew and the other disciple His house but rather change their lives by showing them something new to experience.
This is where Jesus calls us to, to experience him, to a place where He changes our life. He calls us to come to Him and see that He is not just Good, but that He is God and King. This is the easiest evangelism.
Come and see, those who are heavy laden, come and see the King and Saviour you wanted to see, come, and see, indulge, experience and delight yourself in this King.
It was in 2008 when someone told me the same. A brother in Christ had said that same sentence. I was on the phone with him, and asked him the following question in some manner "how do I know Jesus" and he just said those 3 words and my world was shaken. I followed what he said and took my motorbike and went to the place that he instructed me. There were about 15 people in all, 5 of them well known to me, the rest strangers, all standing with their hands held high and worshipping the Lord. I had never seen such worship ever in my life, they worshipped behind closed doors where the world could not see them, they raised their voices not because someone was judging them, but because they wanted to. They prayed because they loved to talk to God and adore him. Their prayer was not felt needs or issues or health but rather praise and adoration, just that, each brother and sister encouraging each other by stating how Holy God was. This for me was new. I had never seen such worship. There was a new delight in my heart. I felt true and felt encouraged to pray just like I wanted to. This want in my heart was new and I had never had that feeling before, I was surprised that this feeling was true and there were people who loved to worship and praise (as I now know what it) God.
When Jesus calls His first disciples, it was Andrew and another disciple who asked Jesus where He lived at. The answer that Jesus told was "Come and See". These two disciples heard and followed him and stayed the day with him. Then, they called more and they followed him to their deaths. But, it was not the miracles of Jesus or fancy logical statements that had drawn them, it was just the there simple words " Ἔρχεσθε (Erchesthe) καὶ (kai) ὄψεσθε (opsesthe)". These 3 words, whether in English, Greek or Aramaic, hold more meaning. When my two year old called me, he did not just want me to look at the cars, but he wanted to show me his work, he wanted to me to say that I was proud of him and experience his joy with him. As I pondered on my life and then on Andrew's, we realize that Jesus did not want to show Andrew and the other disciple His house but rather change their lives by showing them something new to experience.
This is where Jesus calls us to, to experience him, to a place where He changes our life. He calls us to come to Him and see that He is not just Good, but that He is God and King. This is the easiest evangelism.
Come and see, those who are heavy laden, come and see the King and Saviour you wanted to see, come, and see, indulge, experience and delight yourself in this King.
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.[g] 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus[h] was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother - John 1: 35-40
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