"Come and See!"
“Come and See!”
Blessings Folk!
Jesus had met a woman at a well.
Jesus had told her about her life.
Jesus had explained what worship means.
Jesus had boldly and clearly told her that He was Messiah.
So, what was the woman’s response?
Read closely…
John 4
28 So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men,
29 "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?"
She left her waterpot behind...the purpose of the trip.
As we saw yesterday, she had knowledge and expectation related to Christ.
Now she has experienced Him.
She immediately left to tell others.
We should do likewise.
Why do we not?
I strongly suspect it is because of something that crossed my mind some...doing the math...25 years ago.
I had a good friend who was my trainer in the latest evangelism method. Nothing wrong with that. Always good to have many tools in the toolbox. But, I could not get away from a thought. I remember telling Bruce “I think we are seeking to equip people to share that which they have not experienced.”
I believe it even more today.
Far too many who profess faith/belief/salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ are not truly saved.
I’ve heard that Billy Graham has said that ⅔ of the “church” are not saved.
I think it is more….75%.
I base this on the Parable of the Sower - Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8.
But, I digress...sorta.
The point for us today is that when we have experienced the true Messiah we will tell others.
Too often we think we are expected to be “preachers”, “evangelist”, etc.
No. Not in the sense that we see such terms/titles in the western church.
We are to be faithful in telling others as we go.
Jesus spoke this to the eleven...
Matthew 28
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
The woman did not tell what she was “doing for him.”
She did not “take pride” in what “she had done”...finding Him.
She simple told the truth, then asked a question.
John 4
30 They went out of the city, and were coming to Him.
They sought Jesus.
We can not “make someone get saved.”
We can tell them where Messiah is.
What did they discover?
John 4
39 From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all the things that I have done."
40 So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 Many more believed because of His word;
42 and they were saying to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world."
Be faithful where the Lord has placed you.
Speak the Truth.
Tell of Jesus.
Some will believe because of what you say.
More will believe because of what they see in you.
Many will believe because they have “heard for ourselves.”
What do we tell?
One of the most powerful things you can tell someone is what the Lord has done for you… “He told me all the things I have done.”
This One.
Indeed, He is the Savior of the world.
Blessings!