On hearing this, the two disciples followed Jesus. He turned and saw them following, and
he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They answered, “Rabbi (which means Master),
where are you staying?” Jesus said, “Come and see.” So they went and saw where he stayed,
and spent the rest of that day with him. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. Andrew, the
brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard what John had said, and followed Jesus.
Early the next morning, he found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the
Messiah” (which means the Christ), and he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and
said, “You are Simon, son of John, but you shall be called Cephas” (which means Rock).
Reflect
"God's love changes us." A Spirit-driven life is constantly in search for God. A spirit-filled
person is in an ongoing discovery of the power of God’s love. God’s love has the power to
change us into the best versions of ourselves. In a world where we can be led astray by
unloving forces, Jesus keeps inviting us to discover his love and be transformed by it. Two
of Jesus’ early followers were formerly disciples of John the Baptist who introduced them to
Jesus. They began following Jesus, which also started their search and discovery of Jesus’
love. They wanted to know where Jesus abides. Jesus invited them to come and see that they
might experience Jesus’ abiding place which is love itself. Where there is love, there God
abides. The challenge is to remain in God’s love once we have begun experiencing it. To
remain in the love of God might appear simple and easy but we know that is not always
the case. Remaining in God’s love also entails some kind of pruning. Whatever is not loving
in us needs to be removed so that we can stay in God’s love while we continue discovering
its transformative power.
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