Good morning, everyone! Today's Bible chapter is John 4, which focusing mainly on Jesus' interaction with a Samaritan woman. Very interesting conversation, you really should read it yourself! To whet your appitite, here's a selection of their conversation:
Jesus: "Go, call your husband and come back."
Woman: "I have no husband."
Jesus: "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true."
See John 4:7-26 for more!
OK. Onto our SOAP!
Scripture:
"Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman." ~John 4:27
Observation:
I know some of you may be wildly wondering at this point why I chose this verse. Understandable. From what I can tell, back in Bible times the Jews and Samaritans were bitter enemies. So for a Jewish man to be talking to--and can you believe it, asking for a cup of water from--a Samaritan woman, now that's unbelievable!
Application:
So you still may be wondering why in the world I decided to SOAP on this. That's fine! The point I'd like to make today is that we shouldn't cloister ourselves up in our own tight little groups, and not interact with anyone else. For you, "other people" may mean people of another race or religion. Or it could be something different. Only you know. My point here is that we need to include and interact with other people...even our supposed "enemies".
Prayer:
Dear God, please help me to interact with and witness to a broad range of people. Please give me the courage, strength, and knowledge that I need to do this. Amen.
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