Meeting People where they are at........
Now he had to go through Samaria. (John 4:4)I was doing my Bible Study the other day and this verse just stuck in my head. This is the passage where Jesus meets a woman who has had 5 husbands and the one she is living with is not her husband. Jesus never condemned the woman. He just displayed love and told her the truth about Himself. What stuck in my mind was the fact that Jesus "had" to go through Samaria. No Hebrew would want to go to Samaria because the Samaritans were half-breeds. But Jesus was different than other religious leaders of His day. He met people on their turf. He met people where they were. That is why I go to places like Starbucks and Gold's Gym and such--so I can rub shoulders with lost people. If we get stuck in our "safe" Christian environments we don't interact with people who need our touch! Jesus "had" to go to Samaria--Where is it he wants you to "have" to go to reach people for Him?
posted by Kevin Bussey at 12/18/2005 11:28:00 PM
4 Comments:
I am afraid, I "have" to be at a hospital with lots of sick kids and sad parents!! But there is a WORLD of opportunity here and not just anyone can get in here! You have to actually be in the same shoes as these people whose children are dying or surviving to earn their respect and trust. You know how people say, "I don't know how you do it," or "I can't say I know what you are going through because I don't." Well I DO know how it is and there are a LOT of people here who don't have hope, but they WILL hear from me! :)
Tammy,
You would know. I can't imagine going thru all you have. God has used you in a mighty way!
P.S. I'm glad you had fun at the concert!
Great post and reminder. I "have" to go online. There are almost a billion people online. That's where I help others to go. Blogged!
BTW, where in Charlotte are you? I'm from Greenville, SC originally and have family in Rock Hill and Fort Mill.
Hey Rob,
I just moved to Charlotte today. We just moved from Mobile, AL.
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