John 4:10
” Jesus answered her,
“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink,
you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
This Samaritan woman at the well is caught off guard by Jesus speaking to her, that instead of hearing
what he is saying to her she only sees who she thinks this man is and what she thinks he is asking her.
What Jesus is revealing to her in verse 10 is that there is so much more going on here, much more at
work then what she can see, and standing before her is something greater then she has ever known or
will ever know. That IF she really knew and understood the gift that the Almighty God desires to give
her, and IF she really knew who it is that is speaking to her (not just a Jewish man), then she would be
asking him for what he has to give to her. And what he would give to her will be much greater then
what she could ever hope for, much greater then what she could everĀ do for herself.
IF we truly knew what God has planed (the gift) for each of us, would we really settle for the empty
dead life that we live apart from him?
IF we could see Gods plan (the gift) in all our relationships, especially the ones that are dead or slowly
dying, wouldn’t we joyfully run to him and receive this gift?
Do we really know and understand the Gif of God?
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What in our life, Right Now, is broken, dying , or dead?
What in ourself have we given up on, lost hope?
What relationships in our life, Right Now, are broken, dying , or dead?
Who in our life have we given up on, lost hope?
Pray! Write down your prayer, Ask the Lord to show you his gift to you.
"Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ' we have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
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