In the Gospel of John we read the story of the conversion to Christ by one Nathanael (John 1:43-51). His friend, Philip, had discovered Jesus and had invited Nathanael to discover Him, too. Nathanael wasn’t particularly impressed with it all when he found out that this supposed Messiah was from Nazareth. To him, that was pushing the sensibility envelope a bit too far. “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” he asked. For him it was a rhetorical question, the obvious answer being, NO.

When he met Jesus, however, something happened in him. Jesus seem to know him and to appreciate who he was. This intrigued Nathanael and something in his spirit drew him to Christ and to an amazing proclamation, “Rabbi, You are Son of God; You are the King of Israel” (vs. 49).

This did not end the discussion. Jesus responded by saying to Nathanael something to the effect that he hadn’t seen anything yet. “You will see the heavens opened,” Jesus told him, “and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man” (vs. 51).

What happened to Nathanael was just a beginning. Jesus was going to work a work of grace in his life and in the lives of all His disciples, and in our lives, too, that would reveal He is indeed the long awaited Messiah.

Start walking with Jesus and the story really gets intriguing.