Are you following Jesus? That’s a question that we need to ask ourselves often. We can follow a person, the teachings of a group, even our own desires. Our question is, “Are really seeking out Jesus and His will?”
Following Jesus begins with our choice to seek Him. Faith begin by hearing the message of Jesus (Rom. 10:14). This begins with a desire for God. John the Baptist said to his disciples: “Look, the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36). Two disciples, who were interested in what John had said, followed Jesus. John’s comment prompted them to investigate who Jesus was.
Jesus saw the following so he turned to them and said, “What do you seek?” The Greek word may also be translated, “search for.” In John’s Gospel, this is the fi rst recorded statement that Jesus made. This may the heart of our question today: “What are you looking for?”
What are we seeking when we say we want to follow Jesus? What do you want by seeking to have Jesus in our life?
The two disciples wanted to know more about Jesus, this Lamb of God. But their answer was couched in a less direct question, “where are You staying?” But they wanted to know more! One disciple was Andrew, Peter’s brother (John 1:40), and the second is not named. Some think it was the apostle John because of humility did not mention his own name.
Andrew then went to Simon Peter and said, ““We have found the Messiah.”
Jesus invited them to come and see, that is to investigate who He was. But it was John the Baptist who pointed Jesus out to these two disciples and then Andrew told Peter! This shows the importance of telling others about Jesus. Our testimony may cause someone else to seek Jesus.
Andrew and John spent the afternoon with Jesus, but they had not committed to follow Jesus, but they were learning more. These men were fi shermen and later Jesus comes by the shore of the lake. Jesus performs the miracle of the great catch of fi sh and then invites them to follow Him. But it all began with that desire to know more about Jesus, God’s Lamb.
Learning more about Christ is an intentional desire. It takes time to investigate. Jesus later tells his disciple that they must “count the cost” if they want to follow Him (Luke 14:25-34). This means that we must make a ...