Tozer Gem
August 4
Evangelism: She Had to Tell Someone
Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be
the Christ?
--John 4:30
Spiritual experiences must be shared. It is not possible for very long
to enjoy them alone. The very attempt to do so will destroy them.
The reason for this is obvious. The nearer our souls draw to God the
larger our love will grow, and the greater our love the more unselfish
we shall become and the greater our care for the souls of others.
Hence increased spiritual experience, so far as it is genuine, brings
with it a strong desire that others may know the same grace that we
ourselves enjoy. This leads quite naturally to an increased effort to
lead others to a closer and more satisfying fellowship with God....
The impulse to share, to impart, normally accompanies any true
encounter with God and spiritual things. The woman at the well, after
her soul-inspiring meeting with Jesus, left her waterpots, hurried
into the city and tried to persuade her friends to come out and meet
Him. "Come, see a man," she said, "which told me all things that ever
I did: is not this the Christ?" Her spiritual excitement could not be
contained within her own heart. She had to tell someone. The Set of
the Sail, 50-51.
Evangelism: She Had to Tell Someone
Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be
the Christ?
--John 4:30
Spiritual experiences must be shared. It is not possible for very long
to enjoy them alone. The very attempt to do so will destroy them.
The reason for this is obvious. The nearer our souls draw to God the
larger our love will grow, and the greater our love the more unselfish
we shall become and the greater our care for the souls of others.
Hence increased spiritual experience, so far as it is genuine, brings
with it a strong desire that others may know the same grace that we
ourselves enjoy. This leads quite naturally to an increased effort to
lead others to a closer and more satisfying fellowship with God....
The impulse to share, to impart, normally accompanies any true
encounter with God and spiritual things. The woman at the well, after
her soul-inspiring meeting with Jesus, left her waterpots, hurried
into the city and tried to persuade her friends to come out and meet
Him. "Come, see a man," she said, "which told me all things that ever
I did: is not this the Christ?" Her spiritual excitement could not be
contained within her own heart. She had to tell someone. The Set of
the Sail, 50-51.