Mea e 'ai e tatau ma le aso
Many from the Samaritan village believed [Jesus] was the Messiah because of the woman’s report: “He told me everything I ever did!” (John 4:39)
God can change the worst in us. The Samaritan woman (who is from a hated neighboring clan) immediately shared her experience with others who believed her. Despite her bad reputation, many noticed the changes in her and took her sincere invitation and came out to meet Jesus.
Maybe there are sins in our past of which we’re ashamed of. But Christ changes you. Often times, those things for which we are most ashamed become the very changed areas that catch other people’s attention. As people see these changes in you, they become curious.
They want to know what happened to you, they want the light that emanates from you to fill and light up their lives. God will bring people who are searching to you and you can use these opportunities to introduce them to Christ.
How do people change? From the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying and slander. (Matthew 15:19)
Naturally we are born with a sinful nature, consequences of Adam fall,"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5:12). God desires to save and change His people on the inside. That is why the Bible says that "he by the grace of God should taste death for every man." (Hebrews 2:9) to give us a second chance.
We work hard to keep our outward appearance looking attractive, but what is in our heart is more important. The way we are naturally deep down inside (where others can’t see) matters the most to God.
What are you like on the inside? When people become true Christians, God makes them change and view the world differently from the inside. God will continue the process of cleansing change inside only if you ask. It is a loving process that grows from day to day, "give us this day our daily bread".
You will stumble along the way, but God wants us to get up and seek healthy thoughts and motives to witness for Him.
Jesus didn’t condemn the Samaritan woman at the well, accused of adultery, but neither did he ignore or condone her sin. Jesus stands ready to forgive any sin in your life too, but confession and repentance mean a change of heart.
He said to her, "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:...But the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:13,14)
Ia manuia,
failauga p. anoa'i
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