Come and See

What are you looking for? If you were following Jesus around and he turned to you and asked, “What are you seeking?” What would you say to him? And if Jesus said, “Come and you will see”, would you follow him?

We are all looking for something. We are curious and seeking more in this life. Everything we are looking for in this life is satisfied in Jesus Christ. When we come and see Jesus, we find everything else in him.

In John’s Gospel account, when Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, John the Baptizer saw Jesus and proclaimed to two of his disciples “‘Behold, the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, ‘What are you seeking?’ And they said to him, ‘Rabbi’ (which means Teacher), ‘where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and you will see.’ So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.” (John 1:35-39, ESV).

John the Baptist’s disciples became Jesus’ disciples when they encountered the Lamb of God. These two men, most likely Andrew and John, were seeking Jesus. They were curious about Jesus. They wanted to know more about Jesus. They wanted to see where Jesus was going. They wanted to follow Jesus. They wanted to come and to see Jesus.

These two men left their former teacher and they followed Rabi Jesus to go and to see the God they were looking for. They went to see this Jesus who they were curious about. These two men came and saw where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with him that day, and they followed him from then on, having found what they were looking for.

Like these two disciples, Andrew and John, may we come and see Jesus, and may we find all that we have been looking for satisfied in Jesus — the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

A Collect for the Second Sunday of Epiphany: “Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).

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