Come and See

Dienece Darling
6 days ago
2 min read

John the Baptist was sent to pave the way for Jesus, and one day when he saw Jesus and proclaimed, "Behold the Lamb of God!" two of his men followed Jesus. These two were cousins, John and Andrew.

Jesus turned around, saw them, and asked, "What seek ye?"

They asked where He lived, and Jesus replied, "Come and see."

I didn't notice those profound words at first. In fact, I breezed right over them. But I stumbled over whether or not the tenth hour mention later in the verse was Roman time aka 10am or Jewish time 4pm. So, I went looking in my commentaries.

That's where Matthew Henry challenged me. He said that false prophets never invite their prey closer. Liars hold others at a distance, and how true is that!

A liar has to maintain some kind of distance to keep you from the dark truth they hide, but Jesus said, "Come and see."

Jesus had no grand palace. His life was not one of ease. At this point, He hadn't even started His public ministry or His miracles yet (John 2:11). And yet, Jesus did not say, "Wait a few days. Come to the wedding feast and see Me do something really spectacle."

No, Jesus invited them into His everyday life, right then.

A few verses later in John chapter 1, we see Philip telling his cousin, Nathanael, that they had found the Christ. Nathanael doubted, and Philip says, "Come and see."

Three words I probably would have skipped over again if not for how Matthew Henry pointed them out to me.

The best way to know if Christ is real is to come and see. See for yourself He is Who He claims to be.

It reminds me of the Psalm, "Taste and see that the Lord is good."

You'll never truly know God until you've come and seen for yourself. Try Him. And I don't mean tempt God. I mean try Him, like my mother used to say, "You'll never know if you like this new food until you've eaten a bite of it."

Anyone remember Green Eggs and Ham? The whole point of that story is to try something before you discredit it.