Jesus' followers (including you and me) are often offended at what He does. Here the disciples were shocked that He had been speaking to a woman. However, they were starting to hold Jesus in awe and no one was willing to question Him.
The woman returned to her city and told people about Jesus, wondering if He was the messiah. Even though her understanding was far from complete, her witness was effective, and people started to go out to see Jesus. Often the most effective testimony is about what Jesus has done in our and for our lives.
The disciples were concerned that Jesus hadn't eaten, but He had more important things on His mind. The thing that kept Jesus going was doing the work His Father had given to Him to do. Why was He so motivated? Because He could see that the harvest was ready for reaping. This was in an area (Samaria) that the disciples would have considered beyond the pale. May God give us eyes to see.
Our response to this sort of injunction is usually guilt, and a feeling that we must work harder, but notice what Jesus says. He tells them "I want you to reap that for which you did not labour". The harvest does not come about purely by our hard work (this is not an excuse the laziness, by the way!), but as a result of the gift of God. We need to have eyes to see what God is doing.
Many Samaritans came to Jesus and believed in Him. Originally they came because of the woman's testimony, then they believed for themselves because of the word of God.
The woman returned to her city and told people about Jesus, wondering if He was the messiah. Even though her understanding was far from complete, her witness was effective, and people started to go out to see Jesus. Often the most effective testimony is about what Jesus has done in our and for our lives.
The disciples were concerned that Jesus hadn't eaten, but He had more important things on His mind. The thing that kept Jesus going was doing the work His Father had given to Him to do. Why was He so motivated? Because He could see that the harvest was ready for reaping. This was in an area (Samaria) that the disciples would have considered beyond the pale. May God give us eyes to see.
Our response to this sort of injunction is usually guilt, and a feeling that we must work harder, but notice what Jesus says. He tells them "I want you to reap that for which you did not labour". The harvest does not come about purely by our hard work (this is not an excuse the laziness, by the way!), but as a result of the gift of God. We need to have eyes to see what God is doing.
Many Samaritans came to Jesus and believed in Him. Originally they came because of the woman's testimony, then they believed for themselves because of the word of God.
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