“We Have Found The Messiah”
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When
he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
When
the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around,
Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They
said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
“Come,”
he replied, “and you will see.”
So
they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It
was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew,
Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who
had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon
and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought
him to Jesus.
John 1:35-42
Jesus
saw something in Simon Peter. We are told Jesus peered into his soul and
validated and appreciated something deeply true about Simon. He saw failure and
an impetuous nature. But Jesus also saw that Simon Peter had the potential to
become a leader in the church. Jesus named him Cephas
– Aramaic for Peter – a rock.
And
so it is with us. God sees our pride, anger, and lack of love for others, but
He also knows who we are in Christ. He calls us justified and reconciled,
forgiven, and holy, as well as beloved, chosen and faithful. Remember how God
sees you and seek to let that define who you are.
No one can steal your identity in Christ.
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