JANUARY 23, John 4: 39-42 

Convinced that Jesus is the promised Messiah, the Samaritan woman became evangelistic! She went straight to the city center and told the people about Jesus. What was the result? Many of the Samaritans were saved. In fact, the Samaritans pleaded with Jesus to stay longer and Jesus obliged for 2 days. During this time, many more believed.

The Samaritan woman was a big-time sinner before she met Jesus. Why do we say she was a “big-time” sinner? John 4:18 tells us she was living with a man who was not her husband, and she had 5 husbands in the past. Such a woman would be despised today. And in those more conservative times of the past, she certainly would be frowned upon in the time of Jesus. But Jesus was compassionate and knew that the woman, like all of us, need God’s love and forgiveness.

What we can learn from this woman was that she accepted Jesus as Saviour and Lord readily, witnessed for Him, and would have changed her life in the light of her conversion.

From this passage, we learn from the Samaritan woman:

1. She wanted to know more about the __________ water that Jesus gives. We should be interested too in what Jesus says.

2. She listened carefully and believed what Jesus said, including that He was the __________. Believing in Jesus, she had simple __________.

3. She quickly went to tell people about Jesus, showing that she was a good __________ for the Lord.

(Helping words: witness, listener, living, Messiah, faith, love, joy)

Thought: Share the good news of salvation!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, keep me active and to be zealous to bring the good news of salvation to my friends too. I may not have done it in the past as I have been shy or afraid of not knowing what to say. Teach me to know that if I am faithful in my life as a Christian, that would be the best message for them! I pray this in Jesus’ name, amen.