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Post Date: |
Saturday, 2017-10-07 |
| SCRIPTURE | |
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From: |
John 4:42 (NLT) |
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Text: |
42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe because we have heard him ourselves, not just because of what you told us. He is indeed the Savior of the world.” |
| OBSERVATION: | |
| The Samaritan woman at the well who was greeted by a kind-hearted Jewish man, who spoke to her as if there was no division at all between the two races. However during the conversation she realized that there was something unique about this man, and began thinking that He must be the Christ that she had been hearing rumors about. I believe this study will make us think about how much we speak about Jesus in our sphere of influence as we study this passage… |
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| APPLICATION: | |
| Jesus knew that the Samaritans needed to know Him, in spite of the way that His fellow Jews looked down on them and treated them. In this story, it is evident that Jesus treated the Samaritan woman just like He would have treated the person nearest to Him. This is a great lesson for us, because we either stay clear of those we feel like are opposed to our race or beliefs, or we tend to look down on them. We might feel intimated being around these type people, and we often will say as little as possible to avoid an argument. Friends, if we are destined for heaven, don’t you know that there will be folk from every nation and tribe, and that around the feet of Jesus we will all be equal? Just plain old saints of God! Wouldn’t it be great if we started practicing that type unity today, so that we might help and encourage each other while en-route to our final destination? Wouldn’t it be great if God would bless us with eyes to see beyond color, or social or socioeconomic standards, where we, or our ancestors have built up walls of division and, perhaps, even hatred? Let’s not forget that God made us all, and He doesn’t make any ‘junk’, or anyone inferior to another. So whatever we have developed in our minds, comes from Satan in an attempt to divide us. God can correct that, and make us more like Him, if we seek Him and ask Him to. The world needs to see Jesus, not the hypocritical ways of this world and the evil one. Let me encourage you to join me in examining self, then have a little talk with Jesus and make it all right in His perfect sight. Only then will we ever reach the world for Christ, friend! |
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| PRAYER: | |
| Father, You made us to love like You demonstrated love towards us. Unfortunately we have developed pride and prejudices, after hanging around Satan and his cohorts awhile. Stories and experiences like the one we studied today show us our current weaknesses and shortcomings. Lord, we want to see Your kingdom grow, and we want to be a part of that work. Please cleanse us and make us wholly thine, so that every act, deed or word might be indicative of Your grace and Your all-powerful hand. I ask these things in faith, and all for Your ultimate glory. AMEN! |
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| FOOTNOTE: | |
| There are two more pages on my blog that will provide you with additional information, one of them being ‘To Know Jesus’. If you have been challenged to make a decision today after reading this devotional, please click on the above page, or speak with a local Bible Teaching Pastor, or contact me at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. Please allow someone to pray with you and give you help and/or encouragement as you begin, or continue your walk with Jesus. Words underlined in my blog could indicate a link to a song that came to mind as I wrote the devotional. Feel free to click on the link and listen as you continue to read or pray. If this devotional was forwarded to you and you would like to see more, please go to Nuggets From God’s Word and read more, or you may freely to subscribe for a daily email conveniently containing each day’s devotional. If you are anywhere near the Highlands County, Florida area and do not have a church home, I would be thrilled to welcome you at Bible Fellowship Church, located at 3750 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33872! Click the link to check out service times and/or other special activities. God is at work among us! Please consider coming to worship with us! | |
