A Great Teacher Shows Us the Creator More Clearly - A Samaritan Woman

This is not perhaps the Christ, is it?" wondered a Samaritan woman after conversing with Jesus for a while. (John 4:29) She even urged 0thers from the nearby town of Sychar to meet Jesus.  what was it that moved her to accept Jesus as the Messiah?

This woman met Jesus as he rested from walking all morning over dusty roads in the hills of Samaria. Although tired, Jesus spoke with her. Observing her keep spiritual interest, Jesus shared profound truths centering on the need to  "worship the Father with spirit and truth."  In time he revealed that he was really the Christ, a fact that he had not yet confessed in public.  -John 4:3-26. 

This Samaritan woman found her encounter with Jesus very meaningful.  Her earlier religious  activities centered on worship at Mount Gerizim and were based on just the first five books of the Bible.  The Jews shunned the Samaritans, many of whom descended from a mix between the ten tribes of Israel and other peoples.  How different it was with Jesus!  He willingly taught this Samaritan woman, even though he was commissioned to go to "the lost sheep of the house of Israel."  (Matthew 15:24) Here Jesus reflected Jehovah's willingness to accept sincere people of all nations.  (1 Kings 8:41-43)   Yes, both Jesus and Jehovah are above the narrow-minded religious hostility that permeates the world today. Our knowing this should draw us to the Creator and his Son.   

Next time: A Great Teacher Shows Us the  Creator More Clearly - Conclusion of A Samaritan Woman

From the book: Is There a Creator That Cares About You?