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amaritan woman Jesus spoke to at the well, left her waterpot and ran to the city to testify of Jesus. How inspiring it is to read that "many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him for the saying of the woman which testified" (Jn 4:39)!
In contrast, look at what the disciples were doing. When the woman was going to the city, at more or less the same time, the disciples were also going to the city - to buy food (Vs 8). One may think the disciples knew more about Jesus than the woman, as they had been with Jesus more than anyone else. In any case, this woman knew Jesus for only a few hours at the most; yet look at her zeal for the Lord's work. We don't see the disciples testifying or bringing even a single soul to Christ from the city of Samaria; but this woman brought many Samaritans. How strange that even now, it is often the new believers who are more burdened about bringing new souls and keen on serving the Lord than the old (cold?) believers!
It is time we left our waterpots (earthly-minded life) at the feet of Jesus. "Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not vain in the Lord" (I Cor 15:58).
- TPM Morning Manna
amaritan woman Jesus spoke to at the well, left her waterpot and ran to the city to testify of Jesus. How inspiring it is to read that "many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him for the saying of the woman which testified" (Jn 4:39)!In contrast, look at what the disciples were doing. When the woman was going to the city, at more or less the same time, the disciples were also going to the city - to buy food (Vs 8). One may think the disciples knew more about Jesus than the woman, as they had been with Jesus more than anyone else. In any case, this woman knew Jesus for only a few hours at the most; yet look at her zeal for the Lord's work. We don't see the disciples testifying or bringing even a single soul to Christ from the city of Samaria; but this woman brought many Samaritans. How strange that even now, it is often the new believers who are more burdened about bringing new souls and keen on serving the Lord than the old (cold?) believers!
It is time we left our waterpots (earthly-minded life) at the feet of Jesus. "Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not vain in the Lord" (I Cor 15:58).
- TPM Morning Manna
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