“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel” (John 1:47-49).
I have met one young man (who is relative of far to me) who is very committed devotee to Sai Baba, a controversial Indian living god. He had been to Ashram of Sai Baba to meet him, when he went to Baba, he called him through his own name. It was really surprising for an ordinary Nepali who didn’t know about the modern technologies, to hear a god whom Millions worship in India calling him with his name though he had never met him before. There are thousands who are impressed with Sai Baba’s (and other controversial gods of India) knowledge about the people who goes to visit them, but don’t understand the fact that before they are reaching him, they have gone through many security check and many places of name entrees.
Jesus saw about Nathaniel before he approach to Jesus, “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guild!” Nathaniel was really impressed because the Messiah, whom he is going to meet for the first time and yet many Israelites have not yet seen Him, knew him before he is reaching to Him. But, it was not like Jesus was doing some tricks with him like many so called gods of east does. Nathaniel was really a honest Jew in whom there was no guilt. He was very honest to the teaching of his forefathers, but indeed open to accept the truth of God too. Jesus knew his ability before he came to meet Jesus.
But Nathaniel couldn’t control himself and asked to Jesus, “Guru, how do you know me?” Bit surprise, bit doubt, but it was really interesting turning point of his life when he asked Rabbi, how do you know me though I have not seen you before.
Dear Christian brothers and sisters, God knows us before the creations of the world, He has created you and me, both men and women in His one image and His own likeness. He has counted even the hairs of your heads. He has pierced you in His palm of His hands. And he is really worried for our life. Our God is Loving God and He loves you and cares you.
But the answer that Jesus gave to Nathaniel was not just as God, but as son of man he said, even before Philip called you I had seen you under the fig tree. The answer was just as a human, but Jesus had already seen Nathaniel before he was taking his decision of life and death. Before he had taken the decision of tradition or salvation and even before I came to the conclusion of which way he will be taking. God met Nathaniel under the fig tree during the dilemma of choosing the way of life. He met him on the unsolved problem of his life. He met him on the confusion of choosing either this or that. But He met his exactly in right time and right place, on the turning point of his life.
Dear Brothers and Sister, It is our God who has called us from darkness of world to his marvelous light. From sin to salvation full and free through Jesus Christ His Son. He wants you to be the channel of blessing that God has given to you even to the lost Millions. God is trying to speak to you today.
He has seen you on the right time of your life, on exactly turning point of your life. You might be thinking today about this first generation of Christian convert from third world country, you might have thinking what can this poor Asian guy can teach to the Christians of world’s most powerful nation where there are thousands Christian scholars with high degree in Theology. You might be thinking that this Asian guy is right in some points. Our God has already seen you under the fig tree of your life, on the turning point of your life. God has already seen you under the fig tree of your life, while you were thinking this Asian man is wrong or right.
Dear brothers and sisters, make your path dedicated to Lord, open your heart to get the fresh revelation from God, open yourself for accepting the new Move of Holy Spirit in the lives of Church, our Lord is going to see you mighty revival in this end time.
I have met one young man (who is relative of far to me) who is very committed devotee to Sai Baba, a controversial Indian living god. He had been to Ashram of Sai Baba to meet him, when he went to Baba, he called him through his own name. It was really surprising for an ordinary Nepali who didn’t know about the modern technologies, to hear a god whom Millions worship in India calling him with his name though he had never met him before. There are thousands who are impressed with Sai Baba’s (and other controversial gods of India) knowledge about the people who goes to visit them, but don’t understand the fact that before they are reaching him, they have gone through many security check and many places of name entrees.
Jesus saw about Nathaniel before he approach to Jesus, “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guild!” Nathaniel was really impressed because the Messiah, whom he is going to meet for the first time and yet many Israelites have not yet seen Him, knew him before he is reaching to Him. But, it was not like Jesus was doing some tricks with him like many so called gods of east does. Nathaniel was really a honest Jew in whom there was no guilt. He was very honest to the teaching of his forefathers, but indeed open to accept the truth of God too. Jesus knew his ability before he came to meet Jesus.
But Nathaniel couldn’t control himself and asked to Jesus, “Guru, how do you know me?” Bit surprise, bit doubt, but it was really interesting turning point of his life when he asked Rabbi, how do you know me though I have not seen you before.
Dear Christian brothers and sisters, God knows us before the creations of the world, He has created you and me, both men and women in His one image and His own likeness. He has counted even the hairs of your heads. He has pierced you in His palm of His hands. And he is really worried for our life. Our God is Loving God and He loves you and cares you.
But the answer that Jesus gave to Nathaniel was not just as God, but as son of man he said, even before Philip called you I had seen you under the fig tree. The answer was just as a human, but Jesus had already seen Nathaniel before he was taking his decision of life and death. Before he had taken the decision of tradition or salvation and even before I came to the conclusion of which way he will be taking. God met Nathaniel under the fig tree during the dilemma of choosing the way of life. He met him on the unsolved problem of his life. He met him on the confusion of choosing either this or that. But He met his exactly in right time and right place, on the turning point of his life.
Dear Brothers and Sister, It is our God who has called us from darkness of world to his marvelous light. From sin to salvation full and free through Jesus Christ His Son. He wants you to be the channel of blessing that God has given to you even to the lost Millions. God is trying to speak to you today.
He has seen you on the right time of your life, on exactly turning point of your life. You might be thinking today about this first generation of Christian convert from third world country, you might have thinking what can this poor Asian guy can teach to the Christians of world’s most powerful nation where there are thousands Christian scholars with high degree in Theology. You might be thinking that this Asian guy is right in some points. Our God has already seen you under the fig tree of your life, on the turning point of your life. God has already seen you under the fig tree of your life, while you were thinking this Asian man is wrong or right.
Dear brothers and sisters, make your path dedicated to Lord, open your heart to get the fresh revelation from God, open yourself for accepting the new Move of Holy Spirit in the lives of Church, our Lord is going to see you mighty revival in this end time.
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