Jesus' disciple, Phillip, had heard Jesus teaching and had seen him performing miracles. He told his friend, Nathaniel, that he had to meet this man from Nazareth. Nathaniel scoffed at him, not believing anything good could come from Nazareth. But when Nathaniel met Jesus, Jesus greeted him as if he already knew him. Nathaniel asked, "how do you know me?", and Jesus replied, "I saw you when you were under the fig tree before Phillip called you." Nathaniel was amazed and immediately believed that Jesus was the Son of God. But Jesus rebuked him for believing so shallowly. Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, you will see Heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man".
How many of us discount what someone else thinks based on where they are from or who they know? It is natural for us to put others down in order to elevate our own position. But there was nothing natural about Jesus. Indeed, He was, and is, supernatural. He was known for associating himself with lepers, thieves and adulterers. And only those who truly grew to know him understood and appreciated His desire to know the least and the lost. That is what He calls us to do. I want to try to be more like that today. I want to see heaven open.
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