John 4:45

John 4:45 says, Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.  The people of Galilee came to Jesus because they had seen what He did at Jerusalem at the feast, because they had also been there.  The Samaritans had come to Him because of what He said, and the people of Galilee because of the things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast.  We need to come because He calls, without the need for earthly signs.  Salvation is its own sign of the truth of Jesus being the Christ. Verse forty-six adds, So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.  While in the city of Cana, where He turned the water to wine, a nobleman from Capernaum, whose son was sick, came to see Jesus.  When we have sick people, we are worried about, the first thing we need to do is seek Jesus through prayer.  Verse forty-seven adds, When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.  Verse forty-eight continues, Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.  The man's son was close to death, so he wanted Jesus to come to him and heal Him.  He was limiting the power of God by thinking Jesus had to physically come to his son to heal him.  We need to always put everything in God's hands and not attempt to tell Him how to accomplish what needs to be done.  We often miss the blessing of God because we are waiting for signs and wonders.  Verse forty-nine concludes, The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.  The man again asked Jesus to come, still not understanding the true power of Jesus. Verse fifty declares, Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way Jesus told him to go on his way, because his son lived.  The nobleman went on his way in faith.  Would we have gone, or would we have stayed begging Jesus to do our will?  At times, even after God has answered our prayers, we continue to beg for our will to be done.  Verse fifty-one adds, And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.  Before he even got home, the nobleman' s servants met him to say that his son lived.  We may miss a miracle because we are afraid to go in faith.  Verse fifty-two continues, Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.  When he asked when his son got better and they told him.  Verse fifty-three concludes, So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.  The father knew it was at the time Jesus had told him his son lived.  He went on his way in faith and received the miracle he needed.  We need to go on our way in faith, and miracles will come along the way.  If we sit waiting for a miracle, we may miss it because we are not where God wants us to be.  Verse fifty-four says, This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.  This was Jesus' second miracle.  As long as people believe in Jesus and put their faith in Him, miracles do happen.  

John 4:43

John 4:43 says, Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.  After two days with the Samaritans, Jesus departed for Galilee.  He had taken the time to witness to the Samaritans when He was given the opportunity, and His witnessing was successful.  Some would say that He only did what was already ordained, but if you have been reading what I have written, you will know that I don't believe that.  Jesus stopped at the well because He was thirsty.  He sent the disciples to buy meat because they needed it.  He started talking to the Samaritan woman because she asked Him a question.  He stayed to witness to the Samaritans for two days because they asked Him to tarry.  He did all these things because He was obedient to the Father.  We need to realize that we always have choices in life.  If God indeed dictates every move, then nothing we do can ever be wrong because of us.  It, even the evil in the world, would all be God's responsibility or fault.  As we go through the day, we need to be open to the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit does not drive us but leads us.  We need to realize that our time is God's time as His followers.  We may have our day planned, and God may lead them us to change it.  If our plan becomes more important than God's plan, then we may miss the woman at the well.  Then, she will miss all those that came to Jesus because of her testimony.  We need to pray that we are never in too big a hurry or too devoted to our plans to listen to God's plan.  Verse forty-four adds, For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.  Jesus came into Galilee and said that a prophet is without honor in his own country.  Often today, some people refuse to believe a person can be used by God because they knew them before they accepted Christ as their Savior.  We need to give honor to those proclaiming God's word, even if we knew them before. 

John 4:39

John 4:39 says, And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.  After Jesus' discussion with His disciples, many Samaritans came to Him.  They believed on Him because of the saying of the woman that He told her everything she ever did.  She could only testify to her own experience.  She didn't mention anything about the discussion of where to worship, only what He told her about herself.  The people came because they were curious about this prophet.  When we go into the world to witness, the most effective thing we can tell people is the effect the gospel has on us.  I say has, because the gospel should impact our lives every day.  People may first come simply out of curiosity to hear about Jesus, believing He might be a prophet or a good man, but at least they are open to hearing about Him.  Matthew Henry says that some might have been reluctant to come, since Jesus might tell them all their secret sins.  There may be some who don't want to come today for the same reason.  Verse forty adds, So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.  When they got to Jesus, they asked Him to tarry, and He stayed for two days.  Verse forty-one continues, And many more believed because of his own word; We are told many more believed because of His word.  The only way a person can believe in Christ as their Savior is through a personal encounter with Him, through the Holy Spirit for us.  I cannot be saved by your relationship to Christ.  We may plant the seed, but God brings the harvest of salvation.  Verse forty-two concludes, And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.  The Samaritans there then said that they believed, not because of her report, but because they had met Jesus personally.   Again, until we acknowledge that Christ is the Savior, and the only One, we cannot be saved.  We cannot save anyone, but we must point them to the One Who can.  This must be our priority.  The fields are white to harvest, not in four months, a few days, or tomorrow, but now. 

John 4:35

John 4:35 says, Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.  The disciples were following Jesus, but they thought they had plenty of time to do whatever He needed to do, but Jesus knew they didn't have forever, so He made the most of every opportunity.  We cannot wait until we feel the time is right to witness for Christ.  We need to lift up our eyes and look on the fields.  They are indeed white with harvest.  When we hear of what is going on in the world today, it shouldn't lead us to give up in despair, but to be working harder to spread the gospel.  We don't need to try to read the signs of the end, because it has gotten closer each day since Jesus ascended into heaven.  We need to see the fields of lost souls ready for harvest.  We need to spend more time spreading the gospel than waiting for those evil people to be shown that we were right and they are going to get what they deserve. Verse thirty-six adds, Jesus said, "And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he who soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together."  The disciples did not need to worry about how or even who was spreading the Word, but instead needed to rejoice with those who were reaping the harvest of eternal life.  Verse thirty-seven continues, And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.  Jesus told them that one sowed and another reaped, but both were necessary for the harvest.  We need to concentrate on the harvest, and not who did what to bring it in.  Verse thirty-eight concludes, I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.  Jesus told the disciples that it wasn’t up to the laborers to determine who received the credit but was up to the One Who sent them.  We need to remember this today. 

In Johh 4:27, the disciples, before the woman left, asked Jesus, "What seekest thou," or, "Why talkest thou to her."  Jesus was not following the dictates of society.  Not only was He talking to a Samaritan woman, but He was doing so without any one else
present.  The first question might be why would they question what Jesus was doing?  We can assume that they did it out of concern for His reputation, but they could have also worried that someone else was doing what they thought was their right.  It would not so much have been their responsibilty, because people don't usually mind sharing responsibility, but they do mind giving up rights.  They were His inner circle.  Today when we see God at work in the world, we may not understand what He is doing, but we need never question Him.  Also, as Christians, we must never feel that we should be able to keep the Saviour for ourselves, nor feel threatened when those we may not like become a part of His family.  We do not see an answer from Jesus.  He had told them what His purpose was, and He expected them to accept the way He carried it out.  Then, after the woman left, in verse thirty one, they asked Him to come and eat.  Again, they were more concerned with physical needs than spiritual needs.  In verse thirty two, Jesus said to them, "I have meat to eat that ye know not of."  We can never know the full riches of God, but we can know that He will use them to meet our needs.  The disciples, still thinking in material terms, wondered where this meat came from.  While they were away doing what Jesus had told them to do, had someone else done what they were to do?  We never need to be concerned about someone else doing the work of God, but in this case, there was no one else.  In verse thirty four, Jesus said to them, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish His work."  That is our task today.

John 4:27

John 4:27 says, And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?  Jesus's disciples returned.  They marveled that Jesus was talking to the Samaritan woman. They said nothing about it.  There were likely many questions running through their minds, but they didn't ask Jesus for answers.  If we ever wonder what God is doing in our lives, the best thing to do is ask Him. Pray about it, and the Holy Spirit will help us understand.  Verse twenty-eight adds, The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,  The woman left to tell others what had happened.  She left her water pot and went to the city.  When we come to Christ, we need to leave everything with Him.  We cannot let the cares and concerns of the world come ahead of telling others about Him.  There are probably those today who would say she should have been responsible enough to carry her bucket, and maybe even get the water she came for, before going to tell others.  Too often, we feel we must take care of everything else before we devote time to God, but we need to put Him first.  Verse twenty-nine continues, "Come, see a man, which told me all things ever I did: is this not the Christ?" She told people to come see a man, but with her question acknowledged she saw Him to be the Savior.  When God reveals Himself to us, we know Who He is, whether we want to acknowledge it or not.  When we do know, we must be like the woman, and share the Good News with others, inviting them to come and see. Verse thirty concludes. Then they went out of the city and came unto him.  The people went to see what she was talking about.  They knew something about her had changed.  When we invite others to come to Christ, they will respond more readily if they see a change in us, something different in the way we live as compared to the way the world lives.  Had she gotten her water and come back to town, continuing on with life as normal, and said something like, " Oh by the way, I met this guy at the well who was kind of interesting," the people might not have gone to see Him.  We need to be excited about our relationship to Christ when we share the gospel with them.  Then, they are more likely to respond.  Verse thirty-one states, In the meanwhile his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.  While Jeus was meeting with the woman, His disciples were concerned about His physical wellbeing more than they were with he spiritual wellbeing.  We need to be more concerned about spiritual things than we are physical.  Veres thirty-two adds, But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.  Jesus told them that He had bread that they knew nothing about, and that was His faith in His Heavenly Father, Who would always meet all His needs.  As Christians, we have that same promise today.  The world, like the disciples at that time, will never understand this.  Verse thirty-three continues, Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?  As just stated, the disciples did not understand what Jesus was talking about, because they were still looking at Him as an earthly king to be.  We can never understand Jesus if we only look at Him in physical terms.  Verse thirty-four concludes, Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.  Jesus explained that His meat was to do the will of the heavenly Father, though they still did not yet understand all that this meant.  We will never fully understand everything that Jesus is, but all we really need to understand is that He died for our sins to offer us salvation.  Once we accept this gift, we can begin to understand Him a little more. 

John 4:25

John 4:25 says, The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.  The woman said she knew the Messiah was coming, and when He did, He would tell us all things.  She had some understanding of God's word, but like the Jews, was looking for a different messiah.  Verse twenty-six adds, Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.  Jesus came, not to tell us all things, but to show us the way to redemption.  Jesus replied to her that He was the One she spoke of.  Even when we fail to recognize Him, Jesus will make Himself known to us.  Like the woman, we may fail to recognize Him when we first come in His presence, but He will not leave us until we truly know Who He is.  From His encounter with the woman at the well, we see that Jesus was indeed human since He was tired and thirsty.  We see that He never excludes people because of where they were born.  Jews may have avoided Samaritans, but Jesus didn't.  We see that He initiates the contact.  He comes to us to invite us to come to Him.  We see that what Jesus offers is better than anything we have.  We see that God is not limited by the physical rules of life, as He is Spirit.  We see that God gives us a chance to serve Him, even when He could do everything without us.  Finally, we see that the place we worship God is not important, as long as we worship Him in Spirit and in truth.;