Recently my eyes fell upon this question in John 1. Jesus turned and saw Andrew and another disciple following him. He asked them, "What do you seek?" Their answer reminds me of a couple of kids trying to be cool. "Rabbi, where are you staying?" I can almost see Jesus grin as He says, "Come, and you will see."
I don't really know that there was anything more intended in His answer to them. But when I read this passage, I hear something different than just the plain words.
Maybe "where are you staying?" is simply code for "We just want to know You - could we spend the day with You?" I don't think Jesus uses some code, but I know He hears our hearts over our mouths. Wonder if He heard what I heard today... "we just want to know you." And I wonder if He thought to Himself, "I've chosen you so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am God." Oh, I know... pure speculation. Just makes me smile to think about it.
But let's take the speculation a little further. Hear Jesus audible response to them. "Come, and you will see." Wonder if His internal voice was saying, "Oh, yeah, you'll see - the blind will certainly see." Seekers eventually see.
What do you seek? Seek first His kingdom... seek first His righteousness...seek Me and you will find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. He is the prize of the seeker.
What a day that must have been for Andrew! He left there and went to find Peter and told him "We have found the Christ!" Seekers find. Or really... maybe seekers are found.
WHO do you seek?
Copyright 2008 Sharon Denise Dorminy
I don't really know that there was anything more intended in His answer to them. But when I read this passage, I hear something different than just the plain words.
Maybe "where are you staying?" is simply code for "We just want to know You - could we spend the day with You?" I don't think Jesus uses some code, but I know He hears our hearts over our mouths. Wonder if He heard what I heard today... "we just want to know you." And I wonder if He thought to Himself, "I've chosen you so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am God." Oh, I know... pure speculation. Just makes me smile to think about it.
But let's take the speculation a little further. Hear Jesus audible response to them. "Come, and you will see." Wonder if His internal voice was saying, "Oh, yeah, you'll see - the blind will certainly see." Seekers eventually see.
What do you seek? Seek first His kingdom... seek first His righteousness...seek Me and you will find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. He is the prize of the seeker.
What a day that must have been for Andrew! He left there and went to find Peter and told him "We have found the Christ!" Seekers find. Or really... maybe seekers are found.
WHO do you seek?
