Camden is a city with an infamous reputation. Its people are often stigmatized as being dangerous, criminals and immoral. Because of its notoriety many avoid going there. If by chance they have a need to be there, most would take care of their business, get out of town and would not consider speaking with a stranger on the street. The biblical city of the Samaritans had a reputation similar to the City of Camden. The Samaritans were looked upon as being vile, sinners. Those in surrounding communities, in particular Jerusalem and Judea, did not care to associate with them.
One day a woman of Samaria went to draw water from the well in her city. Upon her arrival she met a man. He was neither from her city nor of her people. He was sitting on the well where she was to draw water. He asked her for water and began to engage her in a conversation about water. Imagine you are that woman having such a conversation with a complete stranger. Think about what would be going on in your mind – I don’t know this person; his people hate mine and he is asking me to give him water; before I could do so, he says he’s a gift from God so I should be asking him for water; he’s talking about giving me water that will make me live forever; he doesn’t have any means …show more content…
We look beyond the stigmatisms and differences and see that we are all the same, “shaped in iniquity and born in sin. (Psalms 51:2)” Just like us, they need the living water. They need to be introduced to Jesus. It is not time to sit back and relax in contentment that we know Jesus. Rather, there is an urgency to sacrifice ourselves and diligently use what the Lord has given us to “gather fruit unto eternal life. (John 4:36)” “Now it the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2) It’s harvest
One day a woman of Samaria went to draw water from the well in her city. Upon her arrival she met a man. He was neither from her city nor of her people. He was sitting on the well where she was to draw water. He asked her for water and began to engage her in a conversation about water. Imagine you are that woman having such a conversation with a complete stranger. Think about what would be going on in your mind – I don’t know this person; his people hate mine and he is asking me to give him water; before I could do so, he says he’s a gift from God so I should be asking him for water; he’s talking about giving me water that will make me live forever; he doesn’t have any means …show more content…
We look beyond the stigmatisms and differences and see that we are all the same, “shaped in iniquity and born in sin. (Psalms 51:2)” Just like us, they need the living water. They need to be introduced to Jesus. It is not time to sit back and relax in contentment that we know Jesus. Rather, there is an urgency to sacrifice ourselves and diligently use what the Lord has given us to “gather fruit unto eternal life. (John 4:36)” “Now it the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2) It’s harvest