THESE are not the words of the Lord Jesus, but Philip’s words to Nathanael in John 1:4646And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (John 1:46). Nathanael wondered how a good man could come out of a despised little place like Nazareth. But Philip had met Jesus, and found Him to be the promised Saviour, so he invites his friend to “Come and see” Him too. And what was the result? Nathanael was converted at once and confessed Him as “the Son of God,” just as everyone does who comes to Him, now.
And now, dear reader, I would just take the place of Philip, and invite you to “Come and see” Jesus, the Son of God. Look at Him, through the eye of faith, hanging on the cross. See Him there forsaken of His friends and even His God. Oh, what a sight! Yes, they not only crucified Him but put Him in the grave and sealed it. They placed men to watch also. But see, oh see Him arise from among the dead! What a wondrous sight! Jesus lives! Is He not truly the Son of God, the only Saviour?
“I have a Saviour, He’s pleading in glory,
And oh, that my Saviour were your Saviour too!
For you I am praying, for you I am praying,
For you I am praying, I’m praying for you.”
ML 06/18/1899