John 1: 47-50. Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. Nathaniel saith unto him, whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Phillip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathaniel answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
This was the period when J.C, in His earthly ministry, began putting His group of disciples together. One, bright, beautiful, sunshiny day, (smile) -who knows, it could have been- while He was out walking in Galilee, He saw Phillip and told him, ‘Follow me.’ I like J.C’s style. He comes straight to the point, using as few words as possible. Phillip planned to obey Him, but meanwhile he found Nathaniel and told him that they had found the Messiah; Jesus of Nazareth. Hn! Nathaniel scoffed at Phillip’s remark, then asked in a most derogatory manner if anything good could ever come out of Nazareth? Okay, Phillip replied, come and see for yourself. That’s when Today’s Bit kicks in. It show’s J.C at work. He handles Nathaniel with kid’s gloves. Oh, there goes a guile free Israelite, He says. Nathaniel is taken aback and asks J.C where He knows him from. Oh, I saw you sitting under the fig tree, J.C replies, just before Phillip called you. For some reason that answer spoke volumes to Nathaniel, for without any hesitation he acknowledged that J.C was indeed the son of God. My Friends, that’s the way we need to be; quick on the uptake, always ready to acknowledge J.C, His words and actions. There should be no doubt and hesitation on our part. If we genuinely believe in Him, then we should always be prepared to honour Him at a moment’s notice. You see what He told Nathaniel: Just because I said I saw you under the fig tree, you believed? Well you ain’t seen nothing yet! That’s for certain sure people, we ain’t seen nothing yet! It will be something else when He comes again in all His splendid glory. Much LOVE…as little guile as possible… and a plentiful, strong Faith.
This was the period when J.C, in His earthly ministry, began putting His group of disciples together. One, bright, beautiful, sunshiny day, (smile) -who knows, it could have been- while He was out walking in Galilee, He saw Phillip and told him, ‘Follow me.’ I like J.C’s style. He comes straight to the point, using as few words as possible. Phillip planned to obey Him, but meanwhile he found Nathaniel and told him that they had found the Messiah; Jesus of Nazareth. Hn! Nathaniel scoffed at Phillip’s remark, then asked in a most derogatory manner if anything good could ever come out of Nazareth? Okay, Phillip replied, come and see for yourself. That’s when Today’s Bit kicks in. It show’s J.C at work. He handles Nathaniel with kid’s gloves. Oh, there goes a guile free Israelite, He says. Nathaniel is taken aback and asks J.C where He knows him from. Oh, I saw you sitting under the fig tree, J.C replies, just before Phillip called you. For some reason that answer spoke volumes to Nathaniel, for without any hesitation he acknowledged that J.C was indeed the son of God. My Friends, that’s the way we need to be; quick on the uptake, always ready to acknowledge J.C, His words and actions. There should be no doubt and hesitation on our part. If we genuinely believe in Him, then we should always be prepared to honour Him at a moment’s notice. You see what He told Nathaniel: Just because I said I saw you under the fig tree, you believed? Well you ain’t seen nothing yet! That’s for certain sure people, we ain’t seen nothing yet! It will be something else when He comes again in all His splendid glory. Much LOVE…as little guile as possible… and a plentiful, strong Faith.
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