Come and See

N.T.#691 "Come and See"

Dec. 10, 2025 

John 1-Part 9 

LET IT GLOW

Have you been curious as to whom Jesus is? So were two men in our reading today.

John wrote about 4 consecutive days as he observed John the Baptist and events during those days:

Day 1: John admitted he was not the Messiah. (verse 19)

Day 2: He identified Jesus as the Messiah. (verse 29)

Days 3 and 4: Jesus called His first 5 disciples. (verses 35-43)

John the Baptist was with two of his disciples, Andrew and John the author, when John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and proclaimed Him to be the Lamb of God.  Andrew and John trailed after Jesus. He asked the two what their intentions were. Were they desiring to become Jesus' disciples/followers? Apparently so, since they asked where Jesus was staying. 

Jesus accepted Andrew and John since He told them to come and see. The two did so and stayed with Jesus that night. We don't know what Jesus taught or revealed to the two. 

Who do we seek?

When Jesus bids us to come and see, do we? 

LET IT GROW

Andrew must have been excited to have found Jesus because he went 70 miles north of Jerusalem to share the Good News with his fisherman brother Simon (later named Peter). Simon owned a fishing enterprise in Galilee. Maybe Simon was nearby visiting the Temple in Jerusalem. We aren't told for sure where Simon was at that time. At any rate, Andrew announced that he had found the Messiah, the Christ, and brought his brother to see Jesus. 

Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. (verse 42)

Simon's new name would be Kepha, which means rock in Aramaic; Cephas in Greek and Petros/Peter meaning stone in Greek. (Swindoll)

We can read how God used Peter later in his life for kingdom work. Peter did not know what lie ahead of him. 

Jesus saw people not as what they were, but as who they would ultimately become. The same is true today for you and me. 

LET IT GO

What do you need to let go when coming to Jesus?

Has He changed your heart?