- If you only knew!
- This woman had come to the well to draw water in the middle of the day... the heat of the day.
- All of the other women in the village would come in the early morning hours to get water.
- But by now, this woman had discovered that, that did not work for her.
- She was probably the talk of the town.
- She was looked down upon.
- She wore a label of shame, rejection, failure.
- Jesus goes on to say that she had five husband and every one of those marriages had the same outcome... Failure.
- Now she was living with a man who was not her husband, maybe trying to avoid another failed marriage.
- Maybe just a relationship without a permanent commitment might work.
- But to this woman who is marked with a label that says, "FAILED", He says, If you only knew what God has in store for you... the Gift of God.
- He is saying to her that the One who was talking to her does not see her as others see her.
- He sees all that she can become despite her failures.
- He wants to peel the label off of the past and place a permanent mark on her.
- A mark that says, "FORGIVEN",
- A mark that identifies Her as "HEALED"
- A mark that says:
- DELIVERED"
- FREE
- WHOLE
- ACCEPTED
- NEW
- And to this woman, Jesus offers the opportunity for a fresh start... A NEW I.D.
- A permanent mark by a Savior!
- He says, "If you only knew" and he says the same to you, today!
- Stop drawing from the well that only temporarily satisfies.
- Draw from the fresh water that brings life!
- Draw from Jesus and His life giving Spirit.
- He can quench the spiritual thirst that you have been trying to fill with every other person, thing, toy, distraction!
- Only Jesus can quench your spiritual thirst.
- Only Jesus can meet your need!
- And He says to you today, "If you only knew!"
- If you only knew what it would be like to leave your old broken system and to stop using the same methods.
- Jesus says, leave your well and come draw life from me!
- If you only knew what a life totally surrendered to Jesus would look like!
- If you only knew the Joy...
- The Peace...
- The Hope that following Him could bring.
- Jesus says, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:28-29 NLT
- He can show you what true life is!
- Today, choose to have your life marked by Him!
- Have a great Tuesday!
"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." John 4:10 NLT
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