From LONELY to a LEADER

John 4:1-42

small review of the story; Jesus went to samaria all alone, he was near the well where a lonely samaritan lady pass by. He ask for water, then later minister to her. After hearing from Jesus, she preached and she brought many samaritan to Christ. And Through the appointment with a lonely lady, Jesus manage to preach to a city of samaria about the Good New.

Why i say LONELY...
careful look at verse 6, " It was about the sixth hour." which can be said it is a noon time. Normally people draw water from well during the morning where everyone is rushing to have the clear water for the day. But this woman was coming in the noon time where no one would be around, which can be said that she COULD be excomunicated by the society.
looking at her lifestyle with five husband, shows that she been living immoral lifestlye that wouldn't win the public's attention. More to be said she would be rejected by the public because of the moral standard they are living in.
And for the FACT, she change for five husband clear state that she is rejected for more than 4 times. And the current one that she living with is also not sure that is really sincerely the husband or not; because she said she have no husband. there she stand LONELY, both public and personally lonely. Exile from real humanity, broken and empty, thirsty for real love and tired that one could real pour the real love.

Appointment With JESUS...
There stand Jesus by the well, most probably she might think that this stranger have nothing to offer her, so just better avoid him. but Jesus started a converstation by saying " Will you give me a drink?",in verse 7. and she thought that he doesn't know anything about her, so stated that she is a samaritan and he is a jew. It seem that, she believe he really have nothing to do for her, and think that she is wasting his time. And Jesus replied in verse 10,"If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." Jesus straight to the point, telling her what she really need in her life. But she was sceptical about what Jesus said, so keep asking in details making a sacarstic remarks, like "you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his flocks and herds?", from here, she really doubt about what Jesus could do. Then Jesus went in real direct in verse 14, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." With this word, she began to challenge Jesus in a sacarstic tone saying,"Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." So Jesus dealt with her real problem, Jesus ask her to bring her husband, letting her know that he knows everything that she is doing. Now she is broken to the ground. Jesus shared the Good news of his salvation to her down till verse 26.

To a LEADER....

verse 28(Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,). Here you can see that she left her jar at the place, abadoning the mision of her coming to the well, and set forth to preach the good news about Jesus. She is not afraid of the public discrimination anymore. She is so proud that a prophet would encounter her more than anybody else in the town. She find a new meaning in LOVE, to know that God really care that He would make it a point to visit her and her life. With just one small Chat with Jesus, she set forth to preach the Gospel. No bible school training, no evanglical theory, no healing crusade, just one testimony of a excommunicatee. She is not ashamed of her lifestyle anymore though she is an adulterer, in verse 29 she claimed "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?", she is not ashamed to tell the public about her 5 husband and she is so glad about the life that have been changed. She is so proud about Jesus coming to her and preach. in verse 39(Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did.") what can be seen is, a lot people believe in Jesus even before they saw him. Just her testimony alone is enough to convince people about Jesus even before Jesus himself come to preach to them. Bear in mind she is not Reverend H.Kong or Benny Hinn dynamic speakers, she is the one the whole town excommunicate, but now people believe in Jesus through her testimony. this is the point of being leader. she manage to convince many samaritan about Jesus, just by testimony.

Lesson to learn:

1. No matter how lonely we could be, God is still able to Change us and make us wholly HOLY.
2. No matter how gross the sin we may commit, God is able to make the sinful life of ours into an oppurtunity to glorify God and His Kingdom.
3. We are only lonely when we fail to appriciate people around us.
4. All of us can become a great leader when we really encounter Jesus.

this story really bless me a lot, i hope it bless you too..
ALL GLORY DUE TO HIM ONLY ..

HIS SERVANT,
NARESH ..