December 18, 2015:  SOAP #2206:  

Scripture:  John (NIV) 4: 28  Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29  “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”… 39  Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”… 42  They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

Observation:   She had come to get water but her time with Jesus changed her.  She had to tell someone.  The water could wait.  The jar she had carried to the well was left behind as she went off to tell others.  Her enthusiasm brought others to Jesus.  Once they met Jesus, they too were convinced.

Application:  When was the last time my enthusiasm for Jesus caused me to forget why I was there?  When was the last time my love for Jesus caused others to want to know Him too?   Was I so focused on the purpose for which I was at that location that I did not take time for Jesus to reveal Himself to me? …or reveal Himself through me?

Prayer:   Holy Spirit, keep reminding me that pleasing Jesus and being an instrument of His grace is the reason for my life.  It is the reason we live in Andover.  It is the reason I drive a school bus.  Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!