John 1:38

John 1:38 says, Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?  Jesus saw them following Him and asked them what they sought.  When we encounter Jesus and start to follow Him, a fair question is what are we seeking? Some would follow Jesus for material gain, feeling it would be good for business.  Some would follow for their need to belong to something bigger than themselves.  The only answer that has any real meaning is because He is our Master, and we want to be where He is.   Verse thirty-nine adds, He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. These two said Master, where do you live.  He said, "Come and see."  When He extends the invitation to come and see, Who He is and where He lives, we must simply follow Him.  These two saw where He lived in the world that day and stayed with Him that night.  When we come to Him in faith, accepting His salvation, we see Who He is and where He lives eternally.  That does not mean we see heaven, but that He lives in the heart of every believer.  To be His follower, we must give Him total control over our life, not just for a night, but for eternity.  We never like to give up control, so too often we attempt to follow Him while going out own direction.  That will never work.  When we decide to do things our way after being in His will for a time, whether a night or decade, failure awaits.  We begin to destroy our effectiveness as His witnesses in the world and only through asking His forgiveness and turning everything over to Him again can we become effective once again.  We must leave all else and all others and put Him first in our lives.  These two disciples could not follow John and Jesus, and they chose to follow Jesus.  We must do the same.  Verse forty continues, One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.