<p>1:50 <em>Jesus replied: Because I said to you: I saw you underneath the fig tree- do you believe? You shall see greater things than these</em>- Grasping the wonder of foreknowledge and predestination (see on :48) is indeed a reason to believe. But the wonders of our personal salvation are far smaller than the greatness of God's total activity in and through His Son (:51).</p><p>Nathanael had been sitting under a fig tree when he was called to the Lord- and this was apparently the classic place where trainee rabbis sat and studied. If this is indeed the case, then the Lord&rsquo;s calling of him to be a disciple / follower was saying: &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t seek to be a rabbi. Be a disciple / follower of me, as a way of life, always&rsquo;. Nathanael's focus was to be upon the wonder of God's work in His Son, rather than aiming to be a spiritual teacher of others. Our aim must be to make men and women sit at the Lord&rsquo;s feet and learn of Him themselves. Discipleship is to be what we are all our lives. Consider the contrast: &lsquo;disciples&rsquo; in the schools of other rabbis expected to one day graduate and become teachers themselves, with disciples at <em>their</em> feet. But no, the Lord saw all of us, including those who have learnt of Him the longest and deepest, to always be disciples, awed by God's activity in His Son (:51).</p>