Many of the Samaritans believed

“And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.” - John 4v39

In the minds of the disciples a town in Samaria would be the very last place that, in modern terminology, a revival would break out. After all, this was Samaria and Jesus was a Jewish rabbi. What possible impact could He have in this, of all towns?

When the Samaritan woman went back to town and told he people about Jesus many of the townspeople came out to learn more. When He spoke many more believed and acknowledged that Jesus was the Saviour of the world. This reminds me of the revival in Ninevah when Jonah preached.

The lesson is pretty clear for us. We never know where God is going to work. No area should even be a “write-off’ seen as not worthy of our time and effort. If this town in Samaria could see revival any place can. In fact, it seems that God often works in the place we would see as most unlikely.