Just A Few Of My Thoughts …

“As the crowds emerged from the village, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Why would you say, the harvest is another four months away? Look at all the people coming-now is harvest time! For their hearts are like vast fields of ripened grain-ready for a spiritual harvest. And everyone who reaps these souls for eternal life will receive a reward. And those who plant spiritual seeds and those who reap the harvest will celebrate together with great joy! And this confirms the saying, ‘One sows the seed and another reaps the harvest.’ I have sent you out to harvest a field that you haven’t planted, where many others have labored long and hard before you. And now you are privileged to profit from their labor and reap the harvest.’ So there were many from the Samaritan village who became believers in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony: ‘He told me everything I ever did!”‘ John 4:35-39 TPT

So many times, in our conversations with others, we fail to realize the importance of our words, or the delivery of them. We need to be aware of not only the words we speak, but the people that might be listening. In the conversations concerning our Lord, our description and our relationship with Him should be that of the hope and peace found within His Presence.

In this passage John is describing the results of the conversation between the Samaritan woman at the well, and Jesus. She was amazed that He had told her everything she had done, not in a rebuking manner, but one that let her know that she has a Father who cares. From her testimony, this seed, a community was changed. It is the desire of our Father to see each of us as planting seeds within our surroundings, as we continue to seek His direction, knowing it can be ours, simply for the asking.

Heavenly Father, help us to remember the importance of speaking and delivering Your Word in order for us to grow, and we are ever so thankful.

In Christ Love
Margaret