Lent@Landmark: Day 33

Bethsaida was a town with an intermingled population of Jews and Greeks, or “Gentiles.” As John mentions it in his Gospel, we’re reminded of the advice previous generations gave us, and that we’ve all given to the generations after us.

“It’s all about who you know.”

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. (John 12:20-22)

At some point these Greeks got talking about Jesus, and how they’d love to get to meet him. Along the way they got the same advice we all got—it’s all about who you know. Someone must have told them, “Hey, I know a guy… when you get there, ask for Philip…”

Are there any people in your life that, if someone told them they wanted to know more about Jesus, they’d send them to you? If so, keep up the good work! If not, ask in prayer that you’d become that person to whom people are sent when they want to get to know Jesus. That’s a prayer God would love to answer. —MH