What was your favorite Christmas gift ever?
I could go on for days about the Christmas' at my house growing up. My brother & I would pour over the Sears catalog & make a list of page numbers, item descriptions, & prices to give to my parents. After double checking to make sure we didn't go over our $100 limit we would turn in our dream sheet before Thanksgiving.
What was the favorite gift you ever gave?
Which brings us to the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4.
She goes to the well at noon to avoid people because of her adulterous affairs (Gen 24:11). Yet after just a few minutes with Jesus she goes into town to talk to the people she has been trying to avoid. Notice that Jesus doesn't follow her to make sure she says everything just right. He entrusts her with His message. The message is a gift. Do you think a woman of her reputation has been entrusted with anything before? God entrusts all of us with His message & it should be our favorite gift to give because of the joy it brings to those who receive it.
Back to John 4. I'll bet the Samaritan woman talked like Tim Tebow for the rest of her life; telling everyone who would listen about the message Jesus had entrusted to her. Now she goes to the well in the late afternoon when all the other women go. She's not trying to avoid them anymore because she has a great message to share. Imagine a conversation at the well when another woman asks, "Could you pass me a bucket, I need to draw some water." She replies, "Sure, but first let me tell you how to get living water!"
May we be as bold for Jesus.
lisa, my friend, graduate of ACU is flying home to NY in the morning. she hasn't been home in 1.5 yrs. and she is asking that we pray she be bold for Christ while there!! She has grown in Christ much since she has lived in NY. Her dad has already announced to the family that she has taken Christ more serious (in a joking way) Please join us in prayer!!
ReplyDeleteWe definitely will. Sometimes family members are the hardest to convince.
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