{Lets Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for Your Word and the wonderful lessons that it contains. I thank You that there is no one that is beyond Your grace.. and that salvation is available to all who will hear and receive the truth of the glorious gospel of grace. Let Your message in John chapter 4 touch someones heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
“He had to travel through Samaria;” Context Summary John 4:1–4 explains Jesus’ decision to travel away from Jerusalem, heading back towards Galilee. The primary reason for this is to avoid conflict with the Pharisees, at least for now. John observes that Jesus is “tired from the journey” (4:5). Though John is very clear that Jesus is the Son of God, even “God the One and Only” who is at the Father’s side, yet in his physical body, Jesus becomes tired like everyone else. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. What a beautiful truth it is… to know that God is love and that the love that we are called to manifest in our lives, has its source in the divine love of God. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This phrase normally referred to flowing water from a river or stream, as opposed to standing water from a pond or well. But Jesus uses the word ambiguously (as is common in John’s Gospel), giving the word a deeper meaning, water that imparts life, and, as we see in verse 14, a gift that imparts eternal life. so, refreshing! The prior verses are meant to be both comforting and challenging to Christians. In a physical field, it is not uncommon for one person to plant the seeds, while another eventually harvests the finished goods. Harvest is a time of joy, and so the work of the harvester tends to get more glory. “Jesus told him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.”” John 4:46–54 records the second of Jesus’ seven miracles in the gospel of John. The primary point of this miracle is the importance of biblical ”faith,” which is really ”trust.” This miracle symbolized nothing less than the Mission of the Messiah; changing the empty way of man’s religion into a living, joyful, relationship with the Lord, as demonstrated by the wedding celebration. (You can read more about this here.) Miracle 2: Healing the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54) Here’s an act of God’s Grace, pure and simple.
{Let’s Read John chapter 4:1-54}
“Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman.”
When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There is cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, how is it that thou, being a Jew, asks drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, if thou knew the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, give me to drink; thou would have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, whosoever drinks of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that said thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
“The Disciples rejoin Jesus.”
And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, what seek thou? or, why talk thou with her? The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city and came unto him. In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore, said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not yet, there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that repeat receives wages and gathered fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reaps may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, one soweth, and another reaps. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors.
“Many of the Samaritan’s believe.”
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. So, when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. And many more believed because of his own word; And said unto the woman, now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
“Jesus heals the Official’s son.”
Now after two days he departed thence and went into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country. Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilean’s received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. So, Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, go thy way; thy son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son lives. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So, the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, thy son lived: and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for this awesome story of this Samaritan woman and the lovely way that Jesus opened-up the scriptures to her in order to reveal to her His person and work. I wish I had His insight to speak with others and encourage those who end up in a crutch like form in their life and have no idea they can turn directly to You in all things. I thank You and praise You for the people in my life that have testified of Your grace and goodness and pointed me to Jesus Christ. Assist me not to idolize them and found my faith on them and what they say, but on Jesus Christ, the Word of Truth, who is the only sure foundation that stands on faith. Give me wisdom and give the ability to judge well in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse}
“Hell, and destruction are before the LORD: how much more than the hearts of the children of men?” Proverbs 15:11
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