the first steps

Today's passage is really interesting (click -- John 1: 43-51) ! Each story or passage telling me more and more about the character of Jesus/God. Don't really like the read through the Bible in 2 years thingy. It's so rushed! Missing the whole point of reading the Bible. Anyway, today's story is really kind of cool. First there's Phillip.

Phillip - He completely understood what the scriptures said and what the prophets foretold. Like the Pharisees he had the same information but he concluded a different result. Then he went on to tell his brother I think Nathanael saying that he has found the one that the prophets spoke about.

Nathanael - Then there is Nathanael, he's probably the more prudent one who is cautious in jumping onto the bandwagon. He goes to see if this man is who he truly claims to be. He meets Jesus and there's a change in his attitude as he realizes that Jesus knew him before he even knew Jesus. That God seeks out the ones he loves and not the other way around. Sometimes we think we found Jesus or we go to Jesus. But no. Many times we don't see that God first reached out his hand to us. God first sent His prophets, first sent His Son, first died for our sins and first loved us. His hand always there outstretched for us...