Seeing

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” (John 1:43-51, NRSV)

Do we believe things because we have seen them?

I think about the movie The Santa Claus and the part between Charlie and Neil, where Neil asks if Charlie has ever seen Santa, and he says yes, and then Neil says well I haven’t and Charlie asks if Neil has ever seen a million bucks. Just because you have never seen a million dollars does not mean that it doesn’t exist.

I have never seen the resurrected Jesus, but I know that He exists.

We will see greater things than God knowing all about us!

He will show us things we could not in our wildest imaginations dream up!

All because He loves us.

So always remember seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing!