John 1:35-39, 41-42 (The Promise)
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Faith in Jesus as the Son of God is not something which happens in isolation.
It is not something we do by ourselves; it is something which happens in the human encounters of life.
It is something we walk into more than create by ourselves.
And we help each other believe what is otherwise too incredible to believe.
"He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lake side, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same word: "Follow thou me!" and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they pass through in His fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience Who He is."
Albert Schweitzer-"The Quest for the Historical Jesus”
“He speaks to us the same word: "Follow thou me!"
and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill
or our time.” Albert Schweitzer
Picture: Sarah Pearson
Prayer thought for the week: “Lord, help me to walk with you this week, daring to believe that I can be you to someone somewhere.”
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