There's Something About His Voice

 

In John, chapter 1, there's a terrific exchange between Jesus and a few of His first disciples.

One of these men was named Phillip. Another was Nathaneal.

Take a look at verses 43-45.

“The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Come, follow Me.’ Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.  Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.’”

I love this portion of text for so many reasons.

Jesus finds Philip.

He simply says, “Come, follow Me.”

And the very next thing we see is Philip going to look for Nathaneal to tell him the good news.

That’s it.

Scripture doesn’t tell us that Jesus spent time trying to convince Philip.

Scripture doesn’t say there were any other words spoken between the two.


The command was… “Come follow Me.”

And we have to assume Philip knew instantly.

Maybe it was in the way Jesus spoke.

With authority.

With love.

With gentleness.

By way of invitation.

Maybe Philip had been looking for the Messiah and simply recognized the voice when he heard it.

Ahh, yes, it’s like I say about coming to the Word of God - read until you hear His voice.

Seek Him until the moment you hear it... you know.

It’s just something about the way He speaks.

And when He calls us - we know. We recognize.

And we come running.

His voice… His presence… it’s that irresistible.