Christ as God: A Study in JohnNäide

What does it say?

Many people believed in Jesus after He offered a Samaritan woman living water and healed the son of a Capernaum government official.

What does it mean?

Jesus spoke one-on-one with two people: a social outcast and a desperate parent. By the world’s standards, the Samaritan woman with an immoral past and little religious understanding was of no importance. The father, however, was accustomed to special treatment as a royal official in Herod’s court. Jesus turned both the woman’s confusion and the father’s crisis into contagious faith. Although the approach to each was different, the message was the same: faith in Christ brings new life.

How should I respond?

What barriers do you let stand in the way of telling others about Christ? Like Jesus, we shouldn’t care about race, gender, or social status. He was concerned about individuals, and so should we be, but we can get so caught up in our own lives that we don’t stop to see those around us who are desperate for “living water.” Do you know someone in a desperate situation? What has stopped you from showing them God’s love? Today, be aware of the people God puts in your path. Take time to be intentional. Affecting one life for Christ might result in an entire home or city following Jesus.