December 30, 2011

"Many Samaritans believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, 'He told me all that I ever did.' So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days. And many more believed because of His word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world." (John 4:39-42)
What an encouragement this passage is! The Samaritans sought the Lord because of what this woman had shared. They pursued Him more because she opened her mouth and told anyone who would listen the wonderful things that Christ had told her. They believed her word and therefore asked Him to stay longer, yet it wasn't her word that saved them or kept them. When Christ had spoken to the Samaritans, their eyes were opened to the Truth and they believed Him, not because of the woman, but because the Spirit had opened their eyes to the Truth and caused them to believe.

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