A Samaritan woman drops her bucket as a sign that she now thinks that telling people about Jesus is more important. She says “come & see” and a group Samaritans from the town Sychar are heading towards Jesus. She has a new interest, new priorities. Do you?
Jesus responds to the disciples urges to eat something by telling them what really sustains and comforts Him. He says "my food is to do “the will of him who sent me.” Is it your food?
Jesus will do God’s will and finish His work. He will obey the Father all the way to the Cross and look back and be completely satisfied He has finished the work.
We are so grateful to God for the sustained obedience of Jesus but He also give us an example to follow.
One of the ways we do that is by seeing and seizing the opportunities for telling people about Jesus the Messiah. Normally the farmer sows and waits for the harvest but Jesus says the spiritual harvest is now – the time has come.
The Samaritans coming to hear about Jesus are a clear sign of the new age of the kingdom of God. Jesus’ life, death and resurrection begins a new era in world history.
The amount of opportunity may vary in God's sovereign grace in different times and places but there will in these gospel days, always be opportunities. Are you praying for this and watching out ready to take each opportunity.
The sower and the reaper have their roles, and are glad together.We can be sowers or reapers, sometimes both, but whatever our role we rejoice to be doing God's work.
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