John 4:28 So the woman left her water-jar, went back to the town and said to the people there, 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could it be that this is the Messiah?” 30 They left the town and began coming toward him.
31 Meanwhile, the talmidim were urging Yeshua, “Rabbi, eat something.” 32 But he answered, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.” 33 At this, the talmidim asked one another, “Could someone have brought him food?” 34 Yeshua said to them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants and to bring his work to completion. 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘Four more months and then the harvest’? Well, what I say to you is: open your eyes and look at the fields! They’re already ripe for harvest! 36 The one who reaps receives his wages and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the reaper and the sower may be glad together — 37 for in this matter, the proverb, ‘One sows and another reaps,’ holds true. 38 I sent you to reap what you haven’t worked for. Others have done the hard labor, and you have benefited from their work.”
39 Many people from that town in Shomron put their trust in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all the things I did.” 40 So when these people from Shomron came to him, they asked him to stay with them. He stayed two days, 41 and many more came to trust because of what he said. 42 They said to the woman, “We no longer trust because of what you said, because we have heard for ourselves. We know indeed that this man really is the Savior of the world.” (Complete Jewish Bible)
Some people do not come to know Jesus through an eloquent explanation of Scriptures, but rather, through the testimony of others who experience Jesus' saving power in their lives.
As a youth, my husband attended church with his parents. The message of Christ went over his head until one day when churchgoers shared their testimonies. As he listened to these individuals’ stories, he began to want what they had: a relationship with Jesus, who carried them through troubles, worked miracles, and changed their lives for the better. Soon after, he asked how to be saved.
When the Samaritan woman left her jar at the well and ran into town, telling everyone she saw about the Messiah who knew her life story, the townspeople were intrigued. The woman had led a complicated life, and there she was, unburdened, ecstatic, and proclaiming that the Redeemer had come. The people were curious, and they came out to see Jesus for themselves. Because of this woman’s unabashed testimony, many of her neighbors believed in Jesus and were saved.
Christians should not be ashamed to tell the story of God’s work in their lives. Others are listening, and one story could lead someone to salvation.
Hymn for Today: "I Love to Tell the Story" by Kate Hankey.
1. I love to tell the story
of unseen things above,
of Jesus and his glory,
of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story,
because I know 'tis true;
it satisfies my longings
as nothing else can do.
Refrain: I love to tell the story,
'twill be my theme in glory,
to tell the old, old story
of Jesus and his love.
2. I love to tell the story;
more wonderful it seems
than all the golden fancies
of all our golden dreams.
I love to tell the story,
it did so much for me;
and that is just the reason
I tell it now to thee. Refrain: I love to tell the story,
'twill be my theme in glory,
to tell the old, old story
of Jesus and his love.
3. I love to tell the story;
'tis pleasant to repeat
what seems, each time I tell it,
more wonderfully sweet.
I love to tell the story,
for some have never heard
the message of salvation
from God's own holy Word. Refrain: I love to tell the story,
'twill be my theme in glory,
to tell the old, old story
of Jesus and his love.
4. I love to tell the story,
for those who know it best
seem hungering and thirsting
to hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new, new song,
'twill be the old, old story
that I have loved so long. Refrain: I love to tell the story,
'twill be my theme in glory,
to tell the old, old story
of Jesus and his love.
Thought for Today: Let everything that has breath praise Adonai! Halleluyah! (Psalm 150:6).
Please pray: For the development of Christian leaders in Peru.
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