Why?
John 1:38a(NKJV)
"Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”"
Kindly read John 1:35-38 to understand why this question was asked. ( click me to read!)
The first words of the Messiah recorded in the Gospels:
“What do you seek?”
What do you genuinely want from the Lord?
What do you sincerely desire from God?
These are questions we must ask ourselves.
This is why I follow Jesus.
I follow Him because I just want to be with Him. In His presence, I feel at home. At His feet is where I belong. He blesses me materialistically, He heals me and delivers me but those are not the main reasons I remain in Him. I just want Him. My heart beats for His glory and having communion with Him brings me true peace and joy. My desire is to love Him more and more and this desire has only been given to me by the Helper, the precious Holy Spirit. He places within me a hunger that can only be satisfied by the Lord Himself. He is the hunger and the food. I am a lover of Christ , a part of His beautiful bride and nothing will ever change that. Before all other titles bestowed upon me, I am a person who stands in awe of the Lord and longs for Him to be praised by all creation.
My eyes are fixed on Jesus and so should yours. Follow Jesus because you want to be with Him, in solitude, in that place of intimacy and communion. We are often in a rush when it comes to relating with God. It’s as though we are in a give and take relationship, whereby He relieves you of anxiety so you pray an extra 5 minutes. But that shouldn’t be. You must spend time with Him even when nothing interesting is going on. Create a space where you and Him are just fellowshipping. Be still in His presence and watch Him reveal Himself to you and love you. God wants to be intimate with you so give Him space to do so and your life will never be the same.
Have a lovely day❤️
John 1:35-38
35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”
They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”
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