One of life’s most important questions is “Who is Jesus?” Josh McDowell in his book “Evidence that demands a Verdict” makes the statement that either Jesus is exactly who he says he is or he is the greatest lunatic of all time.
Yesterday we read that the Samaritan woman was seeking the Christ. Unabashedly, Jesus states that He is who she seeks. Like most people that encounter Jesus in a personal way, she was changed forever. She went back to her village and instead of hiding in shame, she began to share that she had met the Christ. John 4: 29-30 says “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
Isn’t that the question we all ask?
Jesus sought this woman out and her life was changed forever. Because of this encounter, she began a journey that would lead her to a real relationship with Christ. As we follow her story, she brings many others along on this journey. Let’s follow the story “Many of the Samaritans for that town believed because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did’. So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. And because of his words many more became believers.” John 4: 34 ff
As followers and seekers, we can point people to Jesus but we cannot make them believers. People are never the same after they meet Jesus. Most are like Sandy Patty and Larnelle Harris in the song “I’ve Just Seen Jesus”, they are never the same ever again.
One cannot stay neutral with Jesus, he is either accepted or rejected.
Who do you say that He is?
Read Luke 9: 18-20
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