What do you Want?

“What do you want?”
It’s a popular question today…and one of the most anticipated.
What do you want...to do…to eat…to read…to play…to learn…etc.
There was an important moment when Jesus asked this question too!
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John the Baptist was active in declaring Jesus as the Lamb of God, and he took the opportunity to teach those around him (especially his disciples) about this Word-become-Flesh.

One day, John speaks to two of his disciples and points out Jesus (John 1:35).
Imagine the emotions those disciples must have experienced when Jesus passed by – the Lamb of God, the promised one! They immediately left their place with John and followed Jesus (vs 37).

What happens next is astounding!
First, Jesus “saw them” (vs 38) – beheld them, studied them (in the Greek).
Then he asked the two men, “What do you want?”
The King of the Universe asks these two men what they want….and their answer is beautiful.
“Rabbi…where are you staying?” (vs 38).
In essence, Where will you be so we can spend time with you? We want to get to know you. We want to be in your presence!

“So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him” (vs 39).

Do we really, truly crave and pray for a deeper relationship with Christ?
Do we long to spend time in his presence?
Let that be our daily prayer for ourselves and for one another, as the body of Christ!

“I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death” (Philippians 3:10).


These thoughts are summarized from a sermon by Rev. Darren Quilley, Sunday April 29/07.