6. Hidden Meat

                                               
John 4: 32  But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not
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This is the punchline of the whole Sychar message: having spiritual eyes. The disciples, being concerned over their master's welfare, went into the city to buy meat. Upon their return, they met him talking with the Samaritan woman just at the point when Jesus told her that he was the Christ. The woman then left her water jar and went and spread the news to the men of the city that she met Jesus, the Messiah. She, a woman of notoriety, had turned evangelist overnight, inviting them all to go see him. While she was gone, the disciples implored him to eat something. that was when he gave them the punchline.

     They could not readily understand  what Jesus meant. Did she...somebody else...give him food to eat while they were gone? It was lesson time for them! Jesus taught them that there were priorities in life. Winning souls for God's kingdom was one. It was at the same time a rewarding task. There were two categories of employees--sowers, and reapers. Evidently, someone sowed into the Samaritan woman's life. That served as a setup for Jesus to bring the Word of Life that she received. She in turn, by her testimony, sowed into the lives of her old associates, some of whom came to hear him and believed (vv. 39, 31-41).

Father, open my mouth to speak boldly for Jesus. Let me see people with Your eyes. Empower me by Your Holy Spirit to seek and find the hidden meat--people who need to discover the wellspring of everlasting life. Help me make that a priority above my natural food. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.