March 28, 2020 (Saturday)
Recent blogs have been based upon Matthew 11:28-30, an invitation from the Lord Jesus Christ. Today we will take a look at another invitation from the Lord: “Come and see.”
When Jesus was in the process of calling the disciples, he was asked, “Master, where do you live?” His reply took the form of an invitation: “Come and see.” Marilyn Houser Hamm wrote a hymn in 1974 about this invitation. The title of the hymn, of course, is “Come and See.” First line of the hymn: “Come and see, come and see; I am the way and the truth, said He.” Reminds me of a verse from Psalm 34, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
Jesus said later that he did not have a house to call his own, so we don’t know where those men went with Jesus. Perhaps it was just a place to sleep in the out-of-doors. Never mind, that experience changed the lives of those men. Not long afterwards, Jesus invited them and others to join Him in fishing for men. Soon there were twelve disciples who left everything behind to follow Jesus.
To anyone giving thought to spiritual matters, Jesus still invites people to be open-minded about the salvation he offers and look into these matters for themselves. “Come and see” for yourself who Jesus is and what He can mean to you every day.
Christ is continually calling us upward, urging us to walk with Him, talk with Him in prayer, study His Holy Word, and speak to others about the blessings of knowing Him.
Try Jesus man of Galilee
Edward S. Nicholson
You may have tried this world’s way,
Sought to find your need,
That which you found did not satisfy.
Try Jesus man of Galilee
Try the man of Galilee,
Try him, try Jesus.
Love that’s like pure gold,
A friend who ne’er grows old.
Try Jesus, man of Galilee.
When all the world has failed you
Nought but night you see
Turn to the One who died in your stead,
Try Jesus, man of Galilee.
Try the man of Galilee,
Try him, try Jesus.
Love that’s like pure gold,
A friend who ne’er grows old.
Try Jesus, man of Galilee.