The Gospel of John 1:45-46 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.” (John 1:45-46 KJV)

Here, we are shown the continuing pattern of invitation these young men are in a habit of doing. On this same manner, these reflections are also my invitation to those who are blessed to come across of these blogs on the Web. As with Andrew, now Phillip invites Nathaniel to "come and see." This young man, Nathanael, posed a very interesting profiling question, 'can there any good thing to come out of Nazareth?' Which lead us to ask, is there anyone from Nazareth? That is a picture of disappointment, failure, hopelessness, poverty, shame and surrender. That was what Nazareth signified then, a gloomy small laid-back village, secluded and poor.

Well, wherever we came from, whatever was our background, who or what we are now doesn’t really matter. What matters is who we can be. Let us just “COME AND SEE THE LORD WHO HAS COME.” He, who was promised, that Moses and the prophets wrote, has come for you and me. He brought heaven down here on earth, that's what matters. Not the circumstances and the state we are in. In Christ Jesus, by faith in Him, it will change for the better and for the best. He transforms us from glory to glory, which comes from the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Let's just take the attitude of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, whose name was given by his Mom as a label, meaning pain. As we put our trust in God by His grace through faith in Christ Jesus from Nazareth, our territory, our domain, our life can change drastically. Let's respond to Phillip's invite, 'come and see.' And, just like Jabez, all we need to do is call upon the Lord. It is written: “Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.” (1 Chronicles 4:10 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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