Come and See the Glory

📖 John 1:43–51 & John 2:1–12
Grace Journal Series – Written by Erica W.

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
— John 1:46

“Do whatever He tells you.”
— John 2:5

These two moments couldn’t seem more different — a skeptical comment under a fig tree and a quiet miracle at a wedding — but they reveal the same truth:

Jesus shows up where people least expect Him.
And when He does, everything changes.

📖 Section 1: Under the Fig Tree – John 1:43–51

Jesus finds Philip. Philip finds Nathanael.
And Nathanael… well, he’s not impressed.

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

It’s a question loaded with assumptions — about places, people, and possibilities. But Philip doesn’t argue. He simply says:

“Come and see.”

That invitation carries power. Because when Nathanael comes near, Jesus speaks straight to his heart:

“Before Philip called you, I saw you… under the fig tree.”

✍🏽 Note:

That part right there stopped me.
Jesus saw him before he even knew to look for Jesus.
How many times has He seen me when I felt overlooked or invisible?

And Nathanael’s heart opened instantly. Doubt turned into worship.
“Rabbi, You are the Son of God…”

💭 Reflection:

God sees us — not just physically, but prophetically. He sees our rawness, our questions, our hiding places… and still calls us.

Jesus didn't rebuke Nathanael’s doubts. He revealed Himself in them.

🛐 Prayer Prompt:

Jesus, thank You for seeing me even when I don’t see You. Help me not to dismiss where You’re working just because it doesn’t look the way I expected.
Open my eyes to behold You in the ordinary.

📖 Section 2: The Wedding at Cana – John 2:1–12

Jesus attends a wedding. Not a temple. Not a throne room. A wedding.

The wine runs out — a quiet crisis.
Mary leans in with trust that only a mother could carry.
She doesn’t beg. She doesn’t pressure. She just turns to the servants and says:

“Do whatever He tells you.”

That’s the faith that moves heaven.

Jesus tells them to fill jars with water. Nothing fancy. No stage lights. Just obedience.
And in that ordinary act, a miracle unfolds:
Water turns to wine. Quietly. Abundantly. First-class.

✍🏽 Note:

What moved me was how Jesus didn’t make a scene. He moved behind the scenes: no announcement, no spectacle — just transformation.

It reminded me: miracles don’t always look miraculous in the moment. But they always leave a mark.

💭 Reflection:

Jesus still turns water into wine today — not just in bottles, but in hearts, homes, and hopeless situations.
But the miracle begins with trust:
“Do whatever He tells you.”

🛐 Prayer Prompt:

Lord, I trust You with the things that have “run out” in my life. Joy. Strength. Patience. Direction. Fill the empty spaces, and turn the ordinary into something new.
Help me to obey — even when it doesn’t make sense.

📓 Journal Prompt:

• What have I dismissed as “too ordinary” for God to use?

• Have I been more skeptical than surrendered lately?

• What does “do whatever He tells you” look like in my life this week?

🌿 Final Whisper:

Jesus is still calling.
Still seeing.
Still turning empty things into something beautiful.

All He asks is that we come near… and do whatever He tells us.