MIDWEEK MEDITATION

Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”

John 1:50

Nathaniel believed. He started as a skeptic and yet in that one moment his whole world shifted. Jesus knew so much about Nathaniel while Nathaniel knew so little about Jesus. And still he believed. 

The disciple would soon find that miracles are a shallow soil to plant the seeds of faith. Jesus voices this, but not harshly or callously. He doesn’t chide or belittle the circumstances that brought Nathaniel to this point. No, He simply states, “You will see greater things.”

We all come to Jesus knowing so little of who He is and what His plans are for our lives. Confusing His plans with our own inevitably leads us down a painful path of broken expectations. Shame is waiting in that moment as Jesus is waiting in that moment. He doesn’t chide or belittle us as we are confronted with the shallow nature of our faith. No, he invites us to go deeper. Will you follow?
 
God, give us a faith deeper than our expectations.