The path of faith.
Some people call it a spiritual journey, others a path or walk, but regardless, we all are on some type of path with where we are with our relationship with God. Some days we have our ups, some days our valleys, some are standing at the gate unwilling to enter and some don't know where the path even starts. Jesus recognizes this in the life of his followers. Check out what happens in John 4:1-42.
Most probably know this story about Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus points out her need (she didn't know where the path started) and shows her how to enter the path (which she does). Now that may seem like the whole story, but in reality, we learn much more about being a disciple from this than we sometimes notice.
First, we see another example of somebody becoming a disciple and immediately going to tell others and secondly, we see Christ's command to "harvest" individuals that are seeking to make them disciples. But the often overlooked part comes in vs. 42. The towns people tell the woman "we once believed because you told us, now we see it is true for ourselves."
Just like in Acts 8 with Phillip and the Ethiopian, these people did not understand the path of faith until they were told, but then when they went further on the path and entered the gate, it was then that they knew for themselves.
Examine yourself today. Where are you on the path? Have you believed because someone told you? Have you seen for yourself? Are you showing and telling others where the path is? Today I hope you can take a step further down the path and show others where the path begins.
Most probably know this story about Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus points out her need (she didn't know where the path started) and shows her how to enter the path (which she does). Now that may seem like the whole story, but in reality, we learn much more about being a disciple from this than we sometimes notice.
First, we see another example of somebody becoming a disciple and immediately going to tell others and secondly, we see Christ's command to "harvest" individuals that are seeking to make them disciples. But the often overlooked part comes in vs. 42. The towns people tell the woman "we once believed because you told us, now we see it is true for ourselves."
Just like in Acts 8 with Phillip and the Ethiopian, these people did not understand the path of faith until they were told, but then when they went further on the path and entered the gate, it was then that they knew for themselves.
Examine yourself today. Where are you on the path? Have you believed because someone told you? Have you seen for yourself? Are you showing and telling others where the path is? Today I hope you can take a step further down the path and show others where the path begins.
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