John the Baptist had been sent to bear witness of Jesus Christ. God had personally revealed to John who Christ is. Jesus is the propitiation of the sins of the whole world, to take away your sin through faith. Have you beheld the lamb of God? Have you followed Him yourself? It is a work of grace by the power of the Holy Spirit to awaken your conscience. We must individually know that we have found the Messiah. You may begin to follow Christ based on the testimony of others, but have you had the truth of the Gospel revealed to your own heart? Why do you come to church every week? What are you seeking? You cannot follow Christ purely based on the testimony of someone else. Jesus is ever ready to meet with you and will not cast you out. You must be convinced yourself that Jesus is the Messiah. The disciple Philip didn’t need any convincing to follow Christ himself. Like Philip, some people will follow Christ quickly without needing any other information. Others need to search and have their questions answered before believing. Nathanael was only focused on his preconceived ideas of who the Christ would be and where He would come from. Beware of these prejudices because they can be barriers to believing the Gospel. Lay down your prejudices and examine the evidence of Christ for yourself. If you have any preconceived ideas of Christ and Christianity, come to Christ and see for yourself. The Lord personally revealed Himself to Nathanael, and he believed. We all need this type of revelation. We must know in the depths of our hearts that Jesus is the Son of God and the King of Israel. Allow Christ to speak to the secret place of your heart.