“Come See A Man… Is Not This The Christ?” | John 4: 29

The story of the Lord revealing Himself to the woman at the well is every believer’s story. The Lord chose her, must needs go and find her, speak to her, convict and convince her of her sin, reveal Himself to her… save her from her sins. And upon meeting the Lord Jesus Christ, she dropped everything and went home to tell everyone what great things the Lord had done for her. She became a witness of Christ, saying, “Come see a man… Is not this the Christ?”

Before she met Christ she spoke of her religion, the place she attended. Not now. She now speaks of Christ. Before she met Christ she talked to people about her church, her preacher, “Come see our choir, come be a part of our church, come experience the fire.” Not now! She now says, “Come see a man”… “Come see the Christ.” To everyone she meets, she says, “Come hear the gospel of Christ and Him crucified… Come see and behold His glory, as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth!

Before she met Christ she spoke to others mostly about the weather, her husband(s), politics and the things of the world. Not now. She now speaks of Christ. Her conversation is of heavenly things and of her true Husband, Christ! She now knows this man is no mere man; not calling Him ‘Jesus’, but now calling Him THE CHRIST. And so it is with everyone who has truly met and heard from the Lord Jesus Christ.

How can you tell if someone is truly saved; if someone has met the true God, His Christ, and has eternal life? Like this woman, they will speak of Him. They will speak of God’s sovereign electing mercy in choosing them, calling them; of His sovereign grace in saving them. They will speak of how He came to them; how He chose them; how He gave life to them. They will speak of His will in their salvation, not their own sinful will. They will glory in His sovereignty and be ashamed of their sin and ignorance. Their speech will be of God’s sovereign love, mercy and grace in Jesus Christ. Like this woman, they all speak of how He came to them through the gospel, revealing Himself to them (in them) and giving them the gift of salvation (not offering it); giving them His righteousness, shedding His precious blood for the remission of their sins; putting in them the water of life. They will speak of Him. It will be all of Him, for Christ is all in all to all His people.

You see, ‘out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.’ When the Lord has truly revealed Himself in you; if Christ is in you, you will be in love with Christ, eternally grateful to Christ, and like a child speaks of His parent, like a wife speaks of her husband; those who know and love Christ will speak of Christ.

~ Pastor Paul Mahan

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 18 March, 2018 | Previous post date: n/a