The Book of John: Come and See the Harvest

As Jesus concludes his conversation with the Samaritan woman, she goes into town to invite the community to investigate Jesus, his disciples return with food. They urge Jesus to eat, but he’s not done teaching. He wants them to see what he sees. According to John, the disciples were marveling that he was talking with a woman. Jesus wants them to look past her gender, ethnicity, and beliefs to see the person. 

The harvest is food! When a farmer sows, waters, and then reaps his crop, he gathers food that feeds his family. Jesus is harvesting those given to him by the Father (John 17:6). This is what sustains him. This is food!

After Jesus explains the harvest, Samaritans come to him and believe. As a reader, John wants you to believe in Jesus because of the grace he extends this community. He wants you to see yourself as the Samaritan woman (and the members of her village) who believed. But John also wants us as disciples to see the people around us (especially those who are personally offensive to us) as God’s fields ready for sowing and reaping.

Join us Sunday as we consider the Lord and his harvest.