Come and See

John 1:38-39 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).

"Come and see." How do we respond to the Lord when He we Him and His plan for our lives? When we search the Word to find His will, and earnestly ask, "Lord, what is Your will and plan for my life?" What do we do when He says, "Come and see"? Many of us would probably answer, "Well, I would follow Him." That sounds like a great spiritual answer, but the truth of the matter is that Jesus has probably been saying, "come and see" to many of us for quite some time. In reality, we have most likely responded with, "Yes Jesus, but first, could you give me some more details?" "You know, like how is this going to work, and how uncomfortable is this going to be?" "Am I really going to have to sacrifice some things that I really don't want to sacrifice, like time and resources?" Yes, the Lord also wants us to count the cost of following Him, but we often use that as an excuse not to be moved out of our comfort zone. You see, when Jesus said to those few disciple in the beginning, "come and see", He did not give them any details about where they were going, how long they would travel or what they would encounter along the way. Jesus simply said, "Come and see." In other words, "If you are willing to follow Me, you will have to trust me to lead you, by faith." What detail(s) are we looking for that is keeping us from truly following the Lord, by faith? How long will we put off responding to our Lord and Savior's invitation to "come and see"? If we take those steps of faith that God wants us to take in following Him, He will reveal the details in His time, and in His way. So for now, let us simply put our faith where our mouth is and, "Come and see."

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Romans 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Romans 10:13)