John 1:38b-39 They said "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), where are you staying?"
"Come," he replied, "and you will see."
Scripture goes on to tell us that Andrew and Simon went on to spend the day with Jesus. What rush that must have been! A private audience with the Creator of the Universe. Q & A with the Lamb of God. Jesus' undivided attention for a whole day. How lucky were Andrew and Simon Peter.
Hold the phone! I have the same opportunity as Andrew and Peter. God is just as accessible to me as he was to the disciples of yesteryear. I too can have a private audience with the Creator of the Universe. Q & A with the Lamb of God? A daily privilege for all believers. It is not luck. It is not mere happenstance. Our access to God was a carefully orchestrated plan implemented by God through his Son devised just for me. It is only my lack of accessibility and self-discipline that keeps me from having the same closeness and time with God that the 12 had for three years.
Blackaby points out that Andrew and Peter's time with God started out in a room, but soon moved to the streets and hillsides of Israel. They put shoe leather to their faith. The effective Christian life (I believe the pleasing-to-God Christian life) is one of action, not just study. Hands of service have to accompany hearts of love and heads of knowledge.
How would you use my hands to day, Lord Jesus?
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