Wednesday, April 17, 2013

See Jesus, and You Have All Truth

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

"And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." (John 1: 50-51)

Nathanael was well-versed in the Scriptures, questioning Philip's enthusiasm when the future disciple claimed that he had found the Messiah:

"Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

"And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see." (John 1: 45-46)

Only God is good (Mark 10: 18), and Nathanael knew well that the Messiah would come out of Bethlehem (Micah 5: 2).

For this reason, I believe, Jesus referred to Nathanael thus:

"He saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" (John 1: 47)

When we read the Word of God, we see Jesus (Luke 24: 25-27). He is the Truth (John 14: 6), and He is full of grace and truth (John 1: 14).

See more of Jesus, and you will have all the truth.

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