Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 7 June 2021 Monday Message
TOPIC: Seeking Jesus
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TEXT: John 1:35-42(NKJV)
35. Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
36. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
37. The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38. Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”
- He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).
- One of the two who heard John [speak,] and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ).
- And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).
STUDY: John the Baptist continues to point his own followers to Jesus, ‘the Lamb of God.’ On this occasion, Andrew and an unnamed man come to Him and he turns and starts a conversation with them. Having experienced the attraction of Jesus, Andrew went and informed his brother Simon Peter. As soon as Simon encountered Jesus directly, his name was changed to Cephas (Aramaic for Peter meaning stone). What a radical encounter. Jesus must have chosen such a name to show that Peter would be a formidable force inministry.
The question Jesus asked is instructive for us; “what do you seek? It is a call for us to evaluate our motives and commitment to Jesus (John 6.25ff). Some people come to Jesus for different selfish motives. Jesus sees and knows the best for us, all we need to do is draw near to Him and He will put us in our rightful place in God’s agenda and plan for our lives.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, may I seek You daily, find You, follow You and
lead others to You. Amen.
Daily Fountain Quote of the Day
“And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before … Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning …” (Job 42:10,12)
Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 7th June 2021 Message. The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptized membership, after the Church of England.
