Your Testimony
Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ? John 4:29, NIV
I love how the Holy Spirit draws us into His Word. At the church I attend our Bishop has been speaking on evangelism and reminding the congregation that our assignment from God is to go out and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20).
While sitting in prayer one morning, the Holy Spirit took me to the scripture above. He told me that being a disciple is easy. The woman at the well just gave her testimony and all those in her town came out to hear Jesus. In the scripture above, Jesus and His disciples were on their way back to Galilee from Judea when they stopped in Samaria in a town called Sychar. The disciples leave Jesus to go and get food. While they are gone, a Samaritan woman meets Jesus at Jacob’s well.
Jesus and the woman have a conversation about her life, and in the midst of their conservation Jesus gives her clarity on who He is. Scripture says the woman goes back to her town and tells everyone about her encounter with Jesus. Her testimony is this, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” (John 4:29).
Jesus didn’t say go and become Bible scholars, and then go out and tell others about me. No! He tells us to go and make disciples of all men. As soon as we accept Jesus Christ as our personal savior, we are equipped to be His disciples. The Holy Spirit immediately comes in to our hearts and helps us serve as His disciples (Galatians 2:20). The woman at the well had lived a life that most people in her town did not have much respect for. But her encounter with Jesus changed her in such a way that as she gave her personal testimony. The people in her town listened and many came to know Christ.
Scripture teaches us to meditate on the Word of God day and night (Joshua 1:8). As we meditate on His Word, it will give us greater understanding of who Jesus is and we then will have more knowledge to share in our testimony. It is vital that you share your testimony with the world - it is the one assignment God has equipped us all to do! Amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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