Nathanael
was sitting under a fig tree one day. We don’t know the details but he probably
prayed, “Lord, can you see me under this fig tree? Can you hear what I’m
praying? If you can, I’ll follow wherever you lead me.”
Sometime
after that, Philip comes running to him and says, “We have found Him of whom
Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth…Come and see.” When
the Jesus saw him coming He said, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
(John 1:45-50)
Although
they had never met, Jesus knew everything in his heart. Like a computer program
scanning for viruses, He scanned Nathanael’s heart and couldn’t find any
deceit. The first words Jesus said to Nathanael must have stunned him: “Before
Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Even
though Jesus wasn’t anywhere near the fig tree, He saw him there. This was an
unmistakable sign to Nathanael that Jesus was the Messiah and the one to follow.
Nathanael
said, "You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel." Although
we usually give credit to Peter as the first to say Jesus was the Son of God
(Matt. 16:16), Nathanael was the first disciple to do so. Jesus said, “Because
I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall
see greater things than these.” Jesus not only saw Nathanael under the fig tree
but He also saw his future.
Just
as Jesus saw Nathanael under the fig tree, He sees where you are at this very
moment. He knows what you’re going through and wants to lead you through this
life. He knows what’s ahead in 2018. If you’ll follow Him like Nathanael did, you will see greater things too—both
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