John 4:42 KJV
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.
There is, without question, the need for faithful energetic, excited, convinced witnesses. This woman’s' witness in the city would have been more than half-hearted. She is the type who would not have spoken to the majority of the people in her city prior to this. She is at the well in a time of day when no one would be there - no doubt to avoid contact with others. But she has met the Messiah and that changed her. She went into the city to draw attention to Christ; not fearing what people would think of her for her attention was completely swept up in Christ.
Nevertheless, the real story of this story is not her witness, but that of Christ's. They believed, not because of her enthusiasm, not because of he excitement, not because of her conviction; but because they heard Jesus themselves.
That's what we need today. We need to get the attention off of ourselves and onto the Lord Jesus Christ. People don't need to see our conviction, excitement, enthusiasm; they need to see Christ. They do not need to hear our testimony, they need to hear Jesus.
“O Lord, make that so! Lord speak to the hearts and souls of men and women and children. Reprove of sin, righteousness, and judgment. We can never convince the soul. We can only encourage the lost to "Come see...." You must convince them so they believe.”
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.
There is, without question, the need for faithful energetic, excited, convinced witnesses. This woman’s' witness in the city would have been more than half-hearted. She is the type who would not have spoken to the majority of the people in her city prior to this. She is at the well in a time of day when no one would be there - no doubt to avoid contact with others. But she has met the Messiah and that changed her. She went into the city to draw attention to Christ; not fearing what people would think of her for her attention was completely swept up in Christ.
Nevertheless, the real story of this story is not her witness, but that of Christ's. They believed, not because of her enthusiasm, not because of he excitement, not because of her conviction; but because they heard Jesus themselves.
That's what we need today. We need to get the attention off of ourselves and onto the Lord Jesus Christ. People don't need to see our conviction, excitement, enthusiasm; they need to see Christ. They do not need to hear our testimony, they need to hear Jesus.
“O Lord, make that so! Lord speak to the hearts and souls of men and women and children. Reprove of sin, righteousness, and judgment. We can never convince the soul. We can only encourage the lost to "Come see...." You must convince them so they believe.”
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