Wake up, O Sleeper!

[Serving Zion]

In John 4 we read about Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well. She was astounded that a Jew was asking her to serve Him – because she was of the Samaritan race – a race that Jewish people were always avoiding.



Jesus didn’t look at her sinfulness, and He didn’t look down on her religious shortcomings, instead He used the opportunity to take hold of her faith and turn it into an opportunity to share the gospel.



He had chosen to stay alone by the well while His disciples went to buy food in the nearby town, and when they returned, they were astounded that He was speaking to a Samaritan woman. The woman herself was astounded by it, and what’s more, Jesus had shown a sign by telling her she has had five...

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