Are You Willing?
So He went
the “wrong way” on His journey so that He would encounter her along the way.
And she was willing--willing to listen, willing to change the way she thought
and willing to tell others about what had happened to her. Jesus had asked her
for water, but ended up giving her the “living water” of eternal life. In the
process she reflected the glory of Jesus and became the first missionary to
convert an entire community. She was used by Jesus as a leader of men, women and
children simply by opening her mouth and telling them about Jesus.
Jesus
displayed the qualities of a real man—He took the initiative to find her, He
wanted to protect her, to provide for her, to lead her and to teach her
spiritual things. And the woman was transformed by the presence of the Messiah
into a soft, nurturing, relational, welcoming, helper of a woman that God had
intended for her to be all along. She had been injured by the world, but Jesus
restored her.
Maybe some
of you can relate to the woman; maybe you feel that you don’t fit. But the
beauty of it is that Jesus wants us all to have the same attitude as the unnamed
woman—a willingness to listen, a willingness to change and a willingness to
reflect Him.
Are you willing?
If you would like to read the whole story of the woman at the well you will find it in John 4:1-42.
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did." John 4:39
Are you willing?
If you would like to read the whole story of the woman at the well you will find it in John 4:1-42.
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did." John 4:39
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