August 8

Today’s Reading - John 4:39-45

Thought:

She was not exactly the ideal messenger — a woman, married five times and currently living with someone out of wedlock. There wasn’t much about the Samaritan woman that was admirable or even respectable. Yet, she had a great story to tell — a Man who knew all about her though they had never met; One who offered her living water and who claimed to be the Messiah. She was exited. She couldn’t contain herself. And they believed her — not because of her credibility but because of the Man that she told them about. They came to Him. They heard Him teach, and they believed on Him; all because of one woman who believed in Him and shared Him with others. None of us are perfect. We all have our pasts and our shortcomings, our struggles and failures. Yet, Jesus has offered us that same living water and the opportunity to be changed forever. And, as with the Samaritan woman, if our lives have been changed by Jesus, shouldn’t we tell someone else about Him?

What keeps us from talking to others about Jesus?