The day after John the Baptist announced Jesus, he pointed Him out again: Behold the Lamb of God. Two of John’s disciples heard and began to follow. Within a few days, a small chain of friends and brothers had met Jesus. Andrew found Simon. Philip found Nathanael. No one preached a long sermon. They simply said, come and see. This passage shows how faith in Jesus often spreads: from one changed person to another. It also shows that Jesus already knows us before we ever come to Him.
What Are You Seeking?
When the two disciples began to follow, Jesus turned and asked them, What seek ye? (John 1:35-39). It is a searching question. Some people follow Jesus for comfort, some for answers, some for a miracle. Jesus does not shame them. He simply invites them to come and see where He lives, and they stay with Him that day. God has always promised to be found by honest seekers. You will find Him when you search for Him with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13). Hebrews says God rewards those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). Seeking Jesus is not a one-time event. It is a daily choice to spend time near Him, to listen and to learn. Like those first disciples, the best way to know Him is to stay with Him, not just to watch from a distance.
What time and place will you set apart each day this week to simply stay with Jesus in His Word and prayer?
Andrew Brings His Brother
Andrew’s first move after meeting Jesus was to find his own brother, Simon. He told him, We have found the Messias, and he brought him to Jesus (John 1:40-42). Jesus looked at Simon and gave him a new name, Cephas, which means a stone. Andrew did not know that his brother would become the great apostle Peter. He just brought him. Later, Andrew brought a boy with a few loaves to Jesus (John 6:8-9), and he helped bring some Greeks to Jesus too (John 12:20-22). Andrew was a quiet bringer. You may not be a preacher, but you can be an Andrew. Paul asks how people will believe in someone they have never heard of (Romans 10:14). Often the first voice someone hears about Jesus is a family member or friend who simply says, come and meet Him.
Which one relative or friend will you invite to church, Bible study or a conversation about Jesus before next Sunday?
Known Before We Come
Nathanael was not impressed at first. Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? he asked. Philip did not argue. He said, Come and see (John 1:45-46). When Nathanael arrived, Jesus already knew him. He called him an Israelite with no deceit and said He had seen him under the fig tree (John 1:47-49). Nathanael was amazed and confessed Jesus as the Son of God. David wrote that the Lord knows our sitting down and rising up and every word before we speak it (Psalm 139:1-4). Then Jesus promised greater things: heaven opened and angels ascending and descending on the Son of man (John 1:50-51). This echoes Jacob’s dream of a ladder to heaven. Jesus Himself is the way between heaven and earth. Your doubts do not scare Him away. Come honestly, and He will meet you.
What honest doubt or question about Jesus will you bring to Him, or to a mature believer, this week?
Conclusion
In this passage, faith spreads through simple invitations. Jesus asks seekers what they want and invites them to stay with Him. Andrew brings his brother. Philip answers a skeptic with three words: come and see. And Jesus shows He already knows each person before they arrive. He is the true ladder between heaven and earth, the Son of God who opens the way to the Father. We do not need perfect answers to share Him. We only need to have met Him ourselves and be willing to say, come and see.
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