9TH MARCH
John 4:13-15
“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.’”
Don’t hold back from talking to people about the ultimate spiritual truths!
You can be so focused on a person’s journey towards Christ that you never talk about the destination. You can get so caught up with building the relationship that you never talk about the message of the gospel.
Once you are at the place in your relationship with someone where both of you are open to talking about life issues and discussing spiritual things, it’s time to head towards the gospel. Jesus brings up two huge spiritual truths with the woman: First, he tells her that no matter how she searches for what will satisfy her longings, she will never find what satisfies until she comes to him for it. Secondly, he tells her that he can give her eternal life. What he finds is that this woman’s heart has been prepared by the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit for this conversation. She’s ready to respond.
Jesus is challenging you today not to hold back from sharing the gospel with people in your life. When you sense that there is openness in your relationship with them, trust that God has sent you into their lives to introduce himself to them through you.
MAKE IT PERSONAL:
What has been ‘holding you back’? Take time now to ask Jesus to help you overcome that, and trust that he is actively at work to help you introduce others to him.