"Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; bu t the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him." (John 4:5-30).
Have you ever tried something new for the first time? Perhaps it was a new food or a new restaurant. Maybe you tried a new cleaning product or discovered a sale in a store somewhere. If you had a pleasant experience with it, one of the first things you do is share this information with others. You might say something like, "You have got to try this!" or something like that. You want others to have the same experience that you did. You want them to know about it. We do this all the time without realizing it. You may have even done this today.
Jesus had given this woman something that she was searching for. This was something she desperately needed, but could not attain on her own. He met her needs that day and gave her a new chance at living life His way. Now, she had a choice. She could have kept this to herself and simply enjoyed this new blessing; but she chose to not do that. She laid her waterpot aside. She no longer desired the things of the flesh. That was not important to her anymore. She had found the living water and knew that she would never be the same. She went into the city and began telling people about Jesus. She began sharing the good news with them. She was not quiet about it and was not ashamed or embarrassed. She was bold and joyful. She wanted everyone to experience what she had just experienced. It says in that Scripture that they came to Jesus. So, they left what they were doing and came to see this for themselves.
"And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. And many more believed because of his own word; And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world." (John 4:39, 41-42).
These people came out to hear see Jesus for themselves and listen to what He had to say because of what the woman told them. Her words to them caused them to be interested in finding Jesus. Once they found Him, they began to believe what He was saying to them, and they confessed that He is the Christ, the Saviour of the world. They might not have ever seen Jesus or heard Him speak; which led to their believing, if it had not been for this woman going and telling them about Jesus. Her testimony to them led them to Jesus.
How long has it been since you told someone about Jesus? How long has it been since you told the things that He has done in your life? This woman was an outcast in society and rejected by most. She did not let that stop her from sharing Jesus with them. The enemy makes us afraid by making us think, "What if they laugh at me? What if they hurt me? What if they shun me?" We should; instead think, "What if they listen to me? What if they give Jesus a try? What if they believe on Him? What if?"
Someone shared Jesus with us. They told us about Who He is and how much He loves us. Because of the things they said to us, we came to Him. Should we not do the same for others? Other people deserve to experience Him in the same way we do. They deserve to know Him also. We should want them to know Him as their Savior. He wants us to share Him with everyone we meet without being ashamed or fearful.
"O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him." (Psalm 34:8).
Have you shared Jesus with someone today? Have you created a hunger in them to learn more about Him? Do you ever talk about Him to them? Do they even know that you know Him? Invite someone to know Him today. Share your experiences with them and lead them to Him. They need Him and He is waiting. You may be the very one to lead them to Him! How exciting it will be to know that they made Jesus their Lord and Savior because of something you said to them about Him. How sad it will be; however, if they die without Jesus because they never knew about Him. Think about this today, and share Jesus with others.
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