There’s
a huge wall around the heavenly city where the foundation stones are inscribed
with the names of the twelve apostles (Rev. 21:14). When those apostles decided
to follow Christ, they had no idea that their names would be recorded on the
walls of the heavenly city for all eternity!
Nathanael
sat under a fig tree one day, perhaps asking God if he would ever see the
Messiah during his lifetime. “Lord, will I ever live to see the Messiah so I
can follow Him? Lord, can you see me under this fig tree?” Sometime later, Philip
comes 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.” (John 1:45-46).
As
soon as Jesus saw Nathanael, He said, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is
no guile!” They had never met, but Jesus knew everything in his heart. Like a
computer program scanning for viruses, He scanned Nathanael’s heart and
couldn’t find any deceit. Jesus told Nathanael, “Before Philip called you, when
you were under the fig tree, I saw you” (1:48). Even though Jesus wasn’t anywhere
near the fig tree, He could see him and knew what he was thinking.
Jesus
told him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you
believe? You shall see greater things than these.” He not only knew
Nathanael’s past, but also his future. Nathanael would be a disciple of
Jesus and would see Him perform many miracles. And after Nathanael died, he had
to be pleasantly surprised when he arrived in heaven and saw his name inscribed
on a foundation stone.
Have you ever
wondered if God knows what’s going on in your life? Just as Jesus saw
Nathanael under the fig tree, He sees where you are right now. You may be
sitting in a chair in your living room, but He sees what you are going through.
When you trust Jesus to save you, your name won’t be chiseled on a foundation
stone in heaven, but it will be recorded in the Book of Life (Luke 10:20), and
that’s why Jesus said you need to rejoice. www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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