John 1:38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"
John the Baptist had recently
introduced the promised coming Messiah to the world with the words: "Look,
the Lamb of God." John was letting the world know that the long-awaited
Savior of the world that would come to atone for the world's sins had arrived.
John also pointed two of his followers to Jesus, Andrew, and John, who had
responded to the Baptist's call to repent and be baptized. These two men had
heard John the Baptist preach on many occasions concerning the Promised
Messiah's coming and was aware of this great event.
John the Baptist had already
proclaimed that there was one among them, that they did not know whose sandals
he was not worthy enough to unlatch. God had revealed to John the Baptist that
Jesus was in fact, the Messiah, the Savior of the world. This was confirmed at
the baptism of Jesus when the heavens opened, and a dove came to rest on the
shoulders of Christ Jesus. These two disciples of John the Baptist, Andrew, and
John were so intrigued that they left John the Baptist and began to follow
Jesus at a distance. Jesus did not have to look behind Himself to know these
men were following Him, He just turned around and inquired of these two what they
wanted, the reply was, "where are you staying?" Jesus knew what was
in the hearts of these two future followers and believers in Christ Jesus.
However, Jesus wanted them to state that there was no shallow or insincere
motive in becoming part of the closest followers of Himself.
The question put to these two
men that day is the same challenge we are faced with when we choose to turn our
backs on the world and begin a life of following Jesus. Do we seek answers to
life's most intriguing questions concerning who Christ Jesus is and what He has
done for the world on the Cross of Calvary, or are we just curious and ready to
move on to the next thought-provoking interesting person that comes along?
These two men, most likely
following Jesus that day, did not precisely know just what they were looking
for, but they did realize that the answers to all of life's questions were in
Jesus. They immediately transferred their alliance from John the Baptist to
Jesus and received the most critical invitation any of us can ever sense,
"Follow Me."
This invitation still holds
true and as solid today, as it did the Day John and Andrew began to follow
Jesus. When we reject the world's lure to fame and fortune and surrender
ourselves to Jesus becoming one of His followers, the world's ways will lose
its charm and enchantment. The closer we become to Christ Jesus, and the more
intimate our relationship with Him becomes, the more we will appreciate and be
amazed of Who He is, what he has done and continues to do for the world.
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