The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in John 4:10,
"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."
A Samaritan woman questioned why Jesus would ask her for a drink of water from the well she came to draw from. This she did because Jews typically avoided any association with the half-breed Samaritans. Jesus responded that had she known who he was and God's gift that was available, he would have given her "living water." He went on to say, "Everyone who drinks this water [from the well] will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:13-14.
If she asked, Jesus would give her the "gift of God". She was still confused over what Jesus was saying to her. She replied, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." Verse 15. Eventually both she and people from her town came to understand. The townspeople told her, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." Verse 42.
The thrust of the account is that God has a gift to give, and that gift comes through Jesus Christ. Some feel the gift God gives is instruction on how to live an ethical life, leading to a moral society. Some feel the gift God gives is hope that the kids will turn out alright, that a marriage can be salvaged, that a great job with a great salary will come. Some see only in shades of heath and wealth. God gives many kinds of gifts, but the gift Jesus spoke of to the Samaritan woman at the well was the gift of eternal life.
We read in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." The gift of God is salvation, eternal life, freely given by God to those who choose to trust in him.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians,"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"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."
A Samaritan woman questioned why Jesus would ask her for a drink of water from the well she came to draw from. This she did because Jews typically avoided any association with the half-breed Samaritans. Jesus responded that had she known who he was and God's gift that was available, he would have given her "living water." He went on to say, "Everyone who drinks this water [from the well] will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:13-14.
If she asked, Jesus would give her the "gift of God". She was still confused over what Jesus was saying to her. She replied, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." Verse 15. Eventually both she and people from her town came to understand. The townspeople told her, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." Verse 42.
The thrust of the account is that God has a gift to give, and that gift comes through Jesus Christ. Some feel the gift God gives is instruction on how to live an ethical life, leading to a moral society. Some feel the gift God gives is hope that the kids will turn out alright, that a marriage can be salvaged, that a great job with a great salary will come. Some see only in shades of heath and wealth. God gives many kinds of gifts, but the gift Jesus spoke of to the Samaritan woman at the well was the gift of eternal life.
We read in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." The gift of God is salvation, eternal life, freely given by God to those who choose to trust in him.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians,"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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