"Amazed Disciples"

January 6, 2011

“Amazed Disciples”

Blessings Folk!

We have seen the response of the Samaritan folk to the urging of the woman Jesus encountered at the well…

John 4
29 "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?"

40 So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
 41 Many more believed because of His word;
 42 and they were saying to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world."

They went.
They sought.
They heard.
They believed.

There is much for us to hear in this passage, especially related to propagation of the Kingdom.

But, what was the response of the disciples of the Lord?

The disciples had gone to town to fetch vittles.
Upon return, they were amazed to find Jesus speaking with a woman.

John 4
27 At this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, "What do You seek?" or, "Why do You speak with her?"

Even more amazing is that they held their tongues.
They realized that something was occurring.
(How often do we speak when we should not...especially when the Lord is moving…?)

Then, they could not understand the curious actions of the Lord. He was not eating.

Jesus then shows them some truths that are applicable to us today.

Faithfulness within the Kingdom has physiological effects.
The sharing of Living Water had quenched hunger.
There are more important things than food. Happy
Sowing and reaping.
We are sustained by doing the will of Father.
We are sustained by accomplishing His work that He has in our life.

These are opposed to the mind of the world.

John 4
31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
 32 But He said to them, "
I have food to eat that you do not know about."
 33 So the disciples were saying to one another, "No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?"
 34 Jesus said to them, "
My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
 35 "
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.
 36 "
Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
 37 "
For in this case the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'
 38 "
I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor."

The disciples were focused on the task at hand - meal time. Nothing wrong with food. But, though hungry like the disciples, Jesus was receiving something else - fruit of the Kingdom.

May we do likewise…

...continued…

Pray for these folk...especially Jackie…
http://www.prayerline.tv/page1/page1.html

Blessings!