Dear, ____________

In John 4, Jesus is sitting at a well when a Samaritan woman comes to draw water. They talk, she realizes He is Christ, and then she goes back to town and tells everyone she sees that they need to come and meet this guy. What she does seems rather simple. She met someone great and wants others to meet Him too. She does all she can to introduce others to this man.

We do this all the time. Think about the last time you met someone new (that you thought was great!) Maybe it was your future spouse, a potential best friend, or someone famous? Regardless, you likely went and told someone all about this interaction afterward.

I love telling the story of how I met my wife. The events of the story aren't what make it great to share. Instead, it's the person in the story that I'm wanting to share. I want to tell everyone about my wife because she's awesome. So awesome, that if I'm given the opportunity to introduce someone to her, I'll do it in a heartbeat! I've found something great, and I have to share that with others.

It's likely that you have felt this same way. You've met someone that you've deemed worthy of introducing to others for some reason or another. At times this may be a selfish, rub it in your face type of motive; but I would venture that more often than not, you want to share this person because they have something valuable to share with others. Maybe it's a talent, a great sense of humor, the ability to counsel?

You see, this is exactly why the Samaritan woman wanted to introduce others to Jesus. It wasn't just that He benefited her, it was that He could benefit others as well. This was too good to keep to herself! This guy was special. This guy could save them from death! This guy was definitely worth sharing!

Unfortunately, I've struggled to introduce Jesus to others. You probably have too. Yet, I know how great He is. I know what He has to offer. I know that He is worth sharing. Why do I keep someone, who could be so valuable to others, to myself?

There are a ton of reasons and excuses. We all know what they are. It's time to get over the excuses though. It's time to start introducing others to Jesus.

When my wife was in the 6th grade she received a note from a close friend. It had the typical teenage girl smalltalk about boys and classes. But, there was something else in the note that made my wife keep it in a safe place for the past 14 years. Her friend asked her if she knew Jesus. If not, she said, she needed to meet him.

That note led my wife to an eternal relationship with Christ!
John 4:39 says that many of the people from town came to have a relationship with Jesus because of the Samaritan woman.

Are you introducing others to Jesus? Maybe it's time we take an example from an unlikely source in the Bible-a Samaritan woman.

Dear ____________,

Do you know Jesus?

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