Definitely Somebody!

The next day he wanted to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” – John 1:43

Jesus found Philip. There was no introduction. Simply the request for Philip to follow him. For the rest of his life, Philip was one of Jesus’ followers. If you’re found, there is an implication that you were lost. We don’t know what Philip was doing before he was found. Possibly, he was a nobody going nowhere doing nothing. After Jesus found him, he became one of the most important people in the destiny of the human race.

When Jesus found you, maybe like Philip you were a nobody. But you won’t stay that way. For two thousand years, the Son of God and his followers have been changing the world by bringing food to the hungry, clothes to the naked, and care to the sick. Anyone who brings hope to the hopeless is definitely somebody!

Dr. J. Clontz

Biblical text is from “The Comprehensive New Testament.”