So many people are stressed out, worn out and strung out because of their doubts. It is extremely wearing on one’s emotions to have to live in a constant state of uncertainty. When you are feeling uncertain about something or someone, you tend to worry about the worse case scenario. We all struggle with the tendency to want proof that people and their promises are secure. When Jesus first encountered His disciples, He did not try to dazzle them with intellectual explanations. Instead, our Lord said, "Come and you will see." After spending the day with Jesus, John and his two disciples were so convinced of the greatness of Jesus that Andrew, one of the two disciples, found his brother Simon and said, "We have found the Messiah"
John 1:45 - 48 Philip found Nathaniel and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, ad about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathaniel asked. "Come and see" said Philip. When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said of him "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false."
"How do you know me?" said Nathaniel. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you."
Stereotypes can kill! If Nathaniel had stuck with his attitude of nothing good coming from Nazareth, then he might not have met Jesus. He would have missed out on an opportunity to meet Jesus himself in person. We have got to avoid stereotypes and judging based on who people are or where they are from. If we do we could miss out on an opportunity to introduce someone to Christ.
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