Nathanael said to him, 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see.' John 1:46
Nathanael was not much different than some of the cynical people you meet today - and that probably includes my husband. Don't get me wrong, I love him dearly, but sometimes I need to be goaded into re-evaluating my own thoughts on something. At the same time, he is the one who often needs to "come and see" to be swayed. I think when people challenge us on a particular position or belief, we need to do two things: we need to examine our own conclusions, and we need to invite them to come and see.
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) Our faith needs to be informed - by scripture, by tradition, by experience, and by the leading of the Holy Spirit. We need to be aware that blind faith can and will lead us down dark alleys, because the 'prince of lies' is always looking for a way to derail us. So when you are convinced and convicted of your belief and someone says to you, "Can anything good come out of..." Don't be afraid to stand up for your belief and say "Come and see."
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