Jesus crossed barriers to reach this woman. The woman also crossed barriers to reach Jesus. She had to cross the tribal hostility barrier. She had to cross the shame barrier by going publicly announcing in her city that Jesus had exposed her secrets. To make progress you must break barriers!
Lack of knowledge is a major problem facing us today. We think we know but Jesus says, they do not know what they are doing. We speak in confidence, but Jesus says if only you knew…. We fight because we do not know that God can fight for us. We revenge because we do not know that God has promised revenge. We steal and take things by force because we do not know that God can give them for free and even something much better. We worry because we do not know that God has good plans for us and He is never too late. If only we knew…
May God grant us wisdom to know which threats to confront and which ones to withdraw from, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
In our daily struggles, we too need to succeed. We need success in our studies. We need success in our spiritual life. We need success in our employment and business. We need success in our health. We need success in all that we do. The formulas that fail are those that entail might and power. The only formula of tested success is when the Holy Spirit operates in us.
God will act. God will act in our time. God will act in a manner that will be beyond satisfactory. No one will believe what God will do. Are you among the wicked or among the righteous? Prepare yourself for God has promised to act. God will punish the wicked who will not have repented. God will reward and comfort the righteous who would have suffered immensely. Let the wicked change their ways today. Let the suffering righteous persevere. God will act is the message today.
Only the friends of God have a safe and bright future. Enemies of God may not see it now, but there is serious trouble ahead for them. The trouble they can’t handle. The trouble that may destroy them forever. I pray that I may always be a friend of God that He cares for and protects and prospers, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
For now, there is a shame. For now, there is an embarrassment. For now, we wonder where to hide as we can’t handle what has happened to us. The good news is that it is only, for now!
God gives Jonah a gift of a plant…Jonah loves the plant but he is still angry with God who gave him the plant. He loves the gift and hates the Giver. The gift vs the Giver, who wins?
How you treated those who wrong you, is how you will be treated by those you wrong. How we treat those who owe us is how we will be treated by those we owe. If only we took this divine principle seriously, the world would be a better place.