Perhaps there are no better...
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Perhaps there are no better words to describe God's invitation to faith than these words from John 1:39, "Come and see!" Jesus speaks these welcoming words to two curious disciples of John the Baptist. John has recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and proclaimed him to be the Lamb of God. God has been overheard to say, "This is my Son, the beloved!" The next day, two of John's disciples see Jesus and follow him. He asks them, "What are you looking for?" They offer the curious response, "Teacher, where are you staying?" And Jesus says, "Come and see!"
Come and see! Come and see where Jesus is! Come and see who Jesus is! Come and see the Christ at work! Come and see the Christ made real! Come and see! "Come and see!" is a pretty good motto for Christians to adopt. It is a word of invitation.
Jesus says to Andrew, "Come and see!" The nature of the invitation makes it clear from the very beginning of our journey as disciples that God wants our faith to be an experiential faith. It is not enough to talk about it. We must experience it. We must live it. We must touch it and taste it and see it. Some would argue that our job of making disciples is all about telling people what to believe. But when we offer the invitation to come and see, we aren't telling, but sharing. God calls us to share that part of God we have seen with others. This is the proper invitation to faith, the invitation Jesus offered to the first disciples: "Come and see!" Come and see the God who gives meaning and purpose to our lives.
Come and see! Come and see where Jesus is! Come and see who Jesus is! Come and see the Christ at work! Come and see the Christ made real! Come and see! "Come and see!" is a pretty good motto for Christians to adopt. It is a word of invitation.
Jesus says to Andrew, "Come and see!" The nature of the invitation makes it clear from the very beginning of our journey as disciples that God wants our faith to be an experiential faith. It is not enough to talk about it. We must experience it. We must live it. We must touch it and taste it and see it. Some would argue that our job of making disciples is all about telling people what to believe. But when we offer the invitation to come and see, we aren't telling, but sharing. God calls us to share that part of God we have seen with others. This is the proper invitation to faith, the invitation Jesus offered to the first disciples: "Come and see!" Come and see the God who gives meaning and purpose to our lives.
