Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Testimony of One


How effective is the testimony of an individual?  Find a good restaurant and you'll share your experience with friends, find one with terrible service or food and likewise your testimony tells the tale.

In John 4:39-42, we read of the woman at the well's testimony and how through her "the town believed in Him…".  The fate of the whole town changed due to the testimony of this one woman.  And remember who she was.  She wasn't a wealthy, affluent woman; a wife of some powerful leader; she was an outcast.  She was despised by those in the town; everyone knew her reputation.  Perhaps she had broken up a family or two; maybe she had had an affair with men in the town; who was she to bring such an important message to this town?

She was the one chosen by God to receive the Living Water offered by His Son.  She could have kept it to herself, but instead the witness of this woman led the Samaritans to come to Jesus.  When they came He offered the same gift, Living Water.  Her testimony brought them, but eventually each one had to choose for themselves whether or not to drink of the water. 

Jesus is the One who saves, but He uses us to bring the world closer to Him.  So how effective is your testimony?  Are you telling those around you what Jesus means to you?  You may been the witness God uses to bring the whole town to believe in Him.  Will you be the one?

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