John 1:35-51

Jesus gets the first of His disciples in this passage. The first thing that stands out to me is actually what is NOT said. Jesus doesn’t ask them, Where are you from? What family are you from? Do you have money? etc. Granted, He knows all of that already but none of that mattered to Him. All of these guys were so pumped up and so excited because John the Baptist pointed them to Him as The Messiah, and without question they found Him and followed Him. And they weren’t worried about if they were cool enough or if they were hanging with the right crowd or even if hanging with Jesus made them outcasts. They jumped in with both feet and trusted. Jesus didn’t care about all of that stuff that doesn’t really matter. Jesus looked for 2 things — willingness and obedience. God can mold you into anything if you have those 2 things to start off with. Are you willing to be obedient?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VAL!!