Don't Be Afraid to Try Something Different

Church folks love the song, "It's a new season, it's a new day..." we sing the song, yet the Church refuses to step outside the box and discover all the possibilities in Christ Jesus, rather then the limitations of man made traditions. Even when it's no longer edifing, no longer works or never worked, Church folk like to hold on to stuff, things, and traditions for tradition sake.

Through out the Bible, from time to time, God would do something different, something fresh, something new. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. (John 4 : 7 & 9) NLT In this scripture Jesus did something that was totally different from Jewish tradition. Here He broke with tradition so that the Samaritan woman would be edified. So that her soul could be saved. So that she could partake in all of the possibilities that come from being connected to the vine. (Jesus) If Jesus would have stuck with traditions, it would have hindered Him from accomplishing His purpose. (To save those that or lost.)

Traditions have a history of being or becoming barriers or stumbling blocks. J. Lee Grady said it best, "if we want to reach our culture for Christ, we had better become willing to let go of the past. What worked 30 years ago has outlived its usefulness." When we stick with traditions for traditions sake our thinking is limited. When Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman He not only went against Jewish tradition but He removed a man made barrier.

The Church through out history has created man made barriers that conflict with it's purpose, winning souls. Certain Church traditions hinder the possibilities in your life and the lives of others. In verse 10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water. In other words I would give you something fresh, new, and different.