Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”(John 1:47-48 ESV)
This is yet another of the great questions asked in this chapter: "How do you know me?" The answers to that question are many: because He made us, because He has known us since we were in the womb, because He is the eternal, omniscient, omnipresent one, etc. But those kind of thoughts are often too lofty for us. He sees and knows us right now, where we are. And He knows what we need to know about Him, and is ready and waiting to reveal it to us, as He did here: Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”(John 1:49 ESV) And once we hear from Him, we cannot stop listening! Jesus goes on: “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”(John 1:50 ESV) Let's keep listening, knowing He's watching!
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