WHILE WALKING

Matthew 4:18-22 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, [Jesus] saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.   And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him.   And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.   Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

 

"COME AND SEE"
 
Follow Me, Jesus said
 Put your self in my steps
 Learn to love My Father
 As you surrender your heart
 
Come and see, Jesus said
 Open your eyes and follow me
 You'll never walk in darkness
 When you surrender your will
 
Follow Me, invited Jesus
 I will make you fishers of men
 Stand on TRUTH and learn to love
 You will never be alone again
 
Follow me, come and see
 Discover my love, joy and peace
 Overcome fear and step up to faith
 I will open the eyes of your heart
 
JEP

---- "MaxLucado.com" <lifelessons@maxlucado.com> wrote: Week 1: Prepare Your Heart
 
Day 5: Come and See
 He said, "I am 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make
 straight the way of the Lord,'"as the prophet Isaiah said."
 John 1:23
 
Situation in John 1:1-51
 The Greeks and the Jews were familiar with the concept of "the
 word." For the Jews it was an expression of God's wisdom, and for
 the Greeks it meant reason and intellect.
 
Observation
 Leaving His heavenly home, Jesus put on human flesh to bring us
 God's Good News.
 
Inspiration:
For John and Andrew, it wasn't enough to listen to John the
 Baptist, the world's most famous evangelist. God had tasked John
 with preparing the way for the Messiah, the Savior of the world.
 Most men would have been content to serve in the prophet's shadow.
 Could there be a better teacher?
 
Only one. And when John and Andrew saw him, they left John the Baptist and followed Jesus. Note the request they made.
 
"Rabbi," they asked, "where are You staying?" (John 1:38). Pretty
 bold request. They didn't ask Jesus to give them a minute or an
 opinion or a message or a miracle. They asked for his address. They
 wanted to hang out with him. They wanted to know him. They wanted
 to know what caused his head to turn and his heart to burn and his
 soul to yearn. They wanted to study his eyes and follow his steps.
 
They wanted to see him. They wanted to know what made him laugh and
 if he ever got tired.
 
And most of all, they wanted to know, Could Jesus be who John said he was--and if he is, what on earth is God doing on the earth? You
 can't answer such a question by talking to his cousin; you've got
 to talk to the man himself.
 
Jesus' answer to the disciples? "Come and see" (v. 39). He didn't
 say, "Come and glance" or "Come and peek." He said, "Come and see."
 Bring your bifocals and binoculars. There is no time for side-glances or occasional peeks. "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2 NIV).

 

A true disciple fixes his eyes on the Savior.
 
(Adapted from 3:16 by Max Lucado)
 
Application:
 John prepared the way for Jesus. He let the people know that if
 they wanted to know what God is like, they should look at Jesus. In
 a similar way, if people today want to know what Jesus is like,
 they should be able to look at His followers. How do people see
 Christ in you?
 
Exploration
 The Word Is Born--John 14:6, 7; 1 Corinthians 8:5, 6; Galatians 4:4;
 Philippians 2:7, 8; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 1:1, 2;
 4:2.

 Blessings,
 
MaxLucado.com
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"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8 v 12