Prepare
Opening Prayer
Thank God for his Word and ask for ears to hear, eyes to see, minds to understand, and hearts to believe.
Read
Scripture Passage
Christ Witnesses to the Disciples
27 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”
28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” 30 Then they went out of the city and came to Him.
31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”
33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. 35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! 36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this 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 labors.”
The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Jn 4:27–38.
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
The Samaritan woman leaves her water jar to tell her town about Christ, while Jesus explains that doing the Father's will is his food and that people are already ready for the gospel harvest.
B — Best Verse
Which Verse Best Summarizes the Passage?
John 4:35
do you not say that there are still four months and then comes the harvest behold i say to you lift up your eyes and look at the fields for they are ready white for harvest
Bryan explicitly selects verse 35 because Jesus calls his disciples to see that the field of people is already ready for harvest.
C — Called or Christ
C — Called to Do
Come to Jesus Christ, carry the hope of the gospel to others, and serve as an undiscouraged ambassador and laborer in his ready harvest field.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
hey hey welcome to coffee and devotions this wednesday morning that's where every weekday morning at 9 00 a.m and on the weekends when i get a spare moment from these guys you and i we get together we have some coffee we get into god's word we grow in our lord and our love for the lord together oh yeah okay why don't we go ahead and have some coffee and pray and get into god's word let's pray you guys ready hold your hands all right let's hold them okay lord we thank you so much for this day and we thank you for your word we pray that we would have ears to hear and eyes to see minds to understand and hearts to believe in jesus name amen sit up please okay here we go we are at john chapter 4 beginning at verse 27 and at this point his disciples came and they marveled that he talked with a woman yet no one said what do you seek or why are you talking with her the woman then left her water pot went her way into the city and said to the men come see a man who told me all things that i ever did could this be the christ then they went out of the city and came to him in the meantime his disciples urged him saying rabbi eat but he said to them i have food of which you do not know therefore the disciples said to one another has anyone brought anything to eat jesus said to them my food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work do you not say there are still four months and then comes the harvest behold i say to you lift up your eyes and look at the fields for they are ready white for harvest oh do you guys know what it's like to see the fields ready for harvest that's right that's right and he who reaps receives wages nope i can't see ali thank you and gathers fruit for eternal life that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together for in this the saying is true what's that like me like you like me go get my cookie i'm going to give my baby oh when you're ready to get cookies and your baby dolls yeah yeah when you're ready for it that's right i sent you to reap that which you didn't have not labored others have labored and you have entered into their labors all right let's keep our tongue inside our mouth let's ask ourselves the question a what is this about b what is the best verse and c what are we called to do in response to this so first a what is this about daniel jesus was talking to the woman at the well and what did she forget what did she leave behind she left her water jug would you go to the grocery store and forget your food in the in the cart maybe what would do you think that means she was really excited yeah she was really excited what did she do she ran into the town and what did she tell the people yeah could this be the the messiah the christ that's right hi god my peace oh and god made pie that's true but that's not what we're talking about here i have food to eat which you do not know right jesus is saying that he's he's doing the will of the father okay okay listen up now right jesus's will is to his food is through the will of the father right the harvest is ready what's the best verse for this section i think that's the best verse let's keep our hands down please the best verse the best verse is for uh is i think verse 35. do you not say that there are still four months and then comes the harvest behold i say to you lift up your eyes and look at the fields for they are ready white for harvest the harvest is ready what do you think he's talking about with the harvest being ready what do you think debra the harvest is ready [Music] what do you think he's saying that the harvest is ready you think he's talking about the wheat the barley or the people the people that's right the harvest is ready the people are ready jesus christ came at a specific time appointed at a specific time so that he might bring others to himself outcast women those who are sinners and tax collectors those who need the great position do we come to jesus christ do we take jesus christ to others and bring them the hope of the gospel let's pray go ahead and fold your hands guys let's pray god we thank you so much for this day and we thank you for your word we pray lord that you would let us be ambassadors of your kingdom that we would go out as laborers into your field that we might see that the field is white for harvest please lord let us not become discouraged but let us constantly have our feet ready and shod with the gospel of hope in jesus name amen well may the lord bless you today and may he fill you with peace as you go about the work of his kingdom bye