GodReflection: Come and See—God Saved the Best for Now
Parallel to the creation story of Genesis is the creation story from John’s account of the good news in the Fourth Gospel. His striking language echoes from the opening verse of The Old Testament, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
With the ring of creation’s echo across time the apostle now shares fresh and undeniable news of the gift of created grace that is about to become accessible to humankind.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning . . . In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind . . . The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world . . . to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us . . . (The) one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth . . . grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Two minor characters, Philip and an unnamed Banquet Master, are used by John to set the expectations for what Joseph’s son Jesus is about to reveal.
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip (John 1:45-46).
Philip sets the stage for John’s invitation to “Come and see,” the abundance this Jesus 
has prepared for me if I will accept it.
The invitation is wide open to “Come and see,” and we will catch sight of great things as, heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man (John 1:51).
Now for the other player in John’s Gospel who casts a vision for what is to be found in Jesus the Messiah. He is master of the banquet where Jesus did his first sign at the request of his mother. John never gives his name.
After Jesus made water become wine the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine . . . he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now” (John 2:9-10).
John has his second illustration for the news he is about to share. God has “saved the best till now.”
In this series of posts, I want to accept John’s invitation to come and see a new type of water, to come and see dead people return to eternal life, and to come see God in a whole new way.
I want to see the very best God has saved for my now. I want to see anew what is mine in the present through His gift of a Holy Helper.
I want to see the very best Holy forgiveness God has saved for my now. I want to see the eternal and perfect light that is God’s best that He saved till now.
I want to come and see the Great Fisherman, I want to come and see a temple built in only three days.
I want to see a cross and an empty tomb left only with clothes of death no longer needed by the One who lives. I want to see a risen Savior and an ascended Lord.
I hope you will come with me as we see that He has saved the best for now.
Stay tuned.
Dr. Gary J. Sorrells
A GodReflection: Come and See—God Saved the Best for Now
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