Follow and See

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What motivates you to follow God, or to follow someone else? What are you seeking when you follow someone?

We will never find what we are looking for unless we follow and “come and see.” We cannot stay where we are and go with God where he is leading. It is only in following Jesus that we see what we are looking for.

The Apostle John records Jesus’ calling of his disciples, telling us, “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?’ He said to them, ‘Come and you will see.’” (John 1:38-39, ESV).

The soon to be disciples were curious about who Jesus was and they wanted to know about him. Jesus saw these soon to be disciples and asked them a very important and probing question, “What are you seeking?” They called Jesus Rabbi, recognizing his authority and identity as a teacher. They asked Jesus “where are you staying?” And He said to them, “Come and you will see.”

We must see Jesus. Jesus sees us. It is in seeing Jesus and following Jesus that we find what we are looking for.

May we see Jesus, hear his voice saying, “Come and you will see,” and find what we are looking for as we follow him.

A Collect for The Second Sunday of Epiphany: Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).

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