John 1:37-39
Where Do You Live
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
The disciples saw Jesus for the first time...They heard Him speak...They could tell something was different about Him...After they heard Him speak, they followed Him...Jesus knows their thoughts, yet He politely asks, "What do you seek?"...Instead of telling Him what they were seeking, they ask Him where do you live...They wanted to know where He lived instead of thinking of spiritual question to ask...So, Jesus does shows them His earthly dwelling...
We know Jesus was before Abraham was born (John 8:58)...Where does Jesus live?...The disciples would not believe Him, if He would have told them the truth...At least I think, they wouldn't have believed Him yet...They had just met Him...Jesus does tell Nicodemus that no one has gone into heaven, except the One who came from heaven -the Son of Man (John 3:13)...I AM from above, and you are from below...You are of this world; I am not of this world (John 8:23)....Jesus was with God in the beginning (John 1:2)...
The disciples were more interested in His dwelling place than His knowledge of God at this point...Jesus understands this...
Jesus left God and came to us...And what is certainly interesting about this, is God took the virgin Mary, and impregnated her...Jesus grew first in Mary's womb, and then was born and became a baby...Then a boy growing up in the house of Joseph and Mary, and with his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas...He also had sisters (Matthew 13:55-56)...
Where did Jesus live?...The disciples did not know...Jesus went and showed them where He was staying and spent that day with Him...The next three years, and for the rest of the disciples life, they find out more about Him and them discover these things, like He is from above, and not the earth...Jesus would show and teach them much more important things than where He lived...The first time the disciples meant Jesus they would be impressed by what He said...Jesus' charisma is like no other...What He says, is like no other...The disciples would learn about Him, and their faith would grow and their knowledge about Him would grow...Let us be like the disciples...Ordinary men who learned about and loved our LORD...Let us learn about Him, and grow in knowledge about Him...Sometimes our knowledge of things starts out slowly and then grows...The more we are around Him in Scripture, the more we will know about Him...
Where does He live?...His home is with God...He lives in heaven...