We
Know
That
This Man
Really
Is The Savior Of The World.
Scripture
John
4
39 Many
of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the
woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
40 So when
the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he
stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more
became believers.
42 They said
to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said;
now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is
the Savior of the world.”
Observation
The
story of the Samaritan woman found in John 4 is so good and it is so
good for so many different reasons. It is definitely one of my
favorite stories in the Bible.
When
the Angels announced the birth of Jesus, they didn't make the
announcement to the rich and famous. No, they didn't go to the king's
palace to make this important announcement, they went out to the
country side to some lowly, and very ordinary shepherds.
When
Jesus walked on this earth, He went to the social outcasts, He didn't
focus His time on the rich and famous. Tax collectors, lepers, the
blind, the crippled, prostitutes, fishermen, the poor, they were the
ones who got Jesus' attention.
Jesus
told the Samaritan woman that she had previously had 5 husbands and
the man that she was presently living with was not her husband. He
told her that, not to condemn her for her obvious sinful lifestyle,
but to reveal to her that He was the long awaited Messiah, the Savior
of the World.
You
and I have a past. All of us have things in our lives that we would
be embarrassed about if they were made public.
All
of us are sinners. We are just like the Samaritan woman. We are just
like the shepherds in the Christmas story. Jesus came to this earth
to save ordinary people … ordinary people just like you and
ordinary just like me.
Application
I
will share the Good News about Jesus with every one that I can.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for associating with and reaching out to, ordinary
people like me. I am grateful that You accepted me, just like You
found me, a sinner. And thank You for not letting me stay the way You
found me. I am still a sinner, but I am forgiven. I am one of Your
children. I am a King's kid. I am part of Your Kingdom. I have a
bright future ahead of me, one that will last forever!
I
pray for those who are sick. I pray for those who have loved ones who
are sick. I pray for healing and I pray that You give them Your
strength.
Daily
Bible Reading: John 2,3,4
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