Come And See!
Albert Bogle
January 21, 2026
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John 1: 29-42 (NIV-UK)
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptising with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.’
32 Then John gave this testimony: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptise with water told me, “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptise with the Holy Spirit.” 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.’
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!’
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning round, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‘What do you want?’
They said, ‘Rabbi’ (which means ‘Teacher’), ‘where are you staying?’
39 ‘Come,’ he replied, ‘and you will see.’
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which, when translated, is Peter).
Yesterday we were reflecting on the call that Christ has on our lives. Today we meet two young men who are following Jesus from a distance. Jesus turns to them and asks them “What do you want?” They reply, “Where do you hang out? What’s your story?” And Jesus simply says “Come and see."
Perhaps for you as a reader today, this Jesus question is still relevant, “Why are you here reading this text on Sanctuary First? Has the time come for you to stop following from a distance and instead to start a serious conversation about your faith and your true calling? We been talking about the ‘Gift Table’ But what does it mean to see the gift for yourself?
A gift is a calling with your name on it. To see the gift in the presence of Jesus.
The stories in the Bible still speak powerfully into the lives of 21st century people. We are all looking for a cause or a purpose to give meaning to our lives. Don’t overlook this exercise.
The proof of the “Come and see” response for Andrew was that he immediately shares the gift of Jesus with his brother Simon Peter. As for John the writer of the gospel, he relates the story as the silent witness whose life was transformed in a day, but stays in the background longing for others to see Jesus.
As you read this reflection today there is no place to hide, you either ‘Come now and see’ or you leave it to a more convent time that might never come.
Prayer:
Lord,
I like to follow from a distance
I don’t want to get sucked in
Become over-committed
Manipulated then discarded and ignored.
It’s happened before to me and to others
But it’s ‘the calling’ that gets me this time
It’s your question —
You don’t say what ‘You’ want,
You ask the question of me
‘What do I want?”
I think I’m saying
‘Is it all right if I follow from a distance”
You say “ That’s no answer -
If you follow you must “Come and see”
The thing is ‘to see’ is to be transformed
To be like Isaiah and all the others
To see is to be called
To be called is to
Know your worth
To know your worth
Is to know the power of the Spirit
Is to live in the Grace of God
To live in the Grace of God
Is to invite others to
‘Come and See’
So that’s why I can no longer
Follow from a distance.
I want to live in the Grace of God.
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