Continuing our journey through the book of John
39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.
41 And because of his words many more became believers.
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.”
I wonder if any of the Samaritans in the town asked the woman at the well – so what is it that you’ve done? I find it astounding that it seems many in the town ‘believed in him’ simply because of her testimony. Might we be shortchanging the power of our own testimony? Might we also need to include details on ‘everything I ever did’? Would we still do it?
It’s also amazing how simply the words of Christ (not miracles, not resurrection, not even works) were enough for people to acknowledge Jesus as “Savior of the world”.
How does that impact the way you interact with God and others?
