John 1

“What are you seeking?” (v38).  John tells us that many of Jesus’ own people didn’t receive him, but those who did were reborn as children of God (v12).  Jesus was God the Son in the flesh, full of grace and truth, yet only those who were genuinely seeking God’s kingdom were able to recognize him.  John said that Jesus would do two things: take away our sins (v29) and baptize us with God’s own Spirit (v33).  Those who desired this kind of transformation answered his call to “Follow Me.”

“Come and you will see” (v39).  Jesus offers us forgiveness and radical new life in the Spirit, if we are willing to leave our own way and follow Him.