Wednesday, January 15, 2020

How Jesus Changed the Woman At The Well and How He Changes Us


Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The woman said to Him, Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw. He said to her, Go, call your husband and come here. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have correctly said, I have no husband; for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly. The woman said to Him, Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.  John 4:15-19



How Jesus Changed the Woman At The Well and How He Changes Us

In yesterday’s devotional, we talked about how Jesus met a woman at a well and changed her life.  But to change her life, He first had to get real and honest with her about her life.  When Jesus meets us in our sin, He doesn’t leave us there because he cares about us.  Until we examine our lives, and are honest about our sin, we cannot be changed. The Holy Spirit gently convicts us where we are so that Jesus can come into our hearts and change us forever. 



When Jesus met the woman at the well, He shows her she had a ...

SELF PROBLEM ... she was avoiding the truth about herself.  We all have this problem, don’t we?  We like to tell ourselves that we are ok, or we deserve this or that, or that what we are doing is not so bad.  We like to sugar coat the truth about ourselves. Sometimes, well meaning loved ones and friends will also



SIN PROBLEM ... she was in a lifestyle of sin.  She was convicted or embarrassed somewhat of her lifestyle, that is why she came to the well when no one else was there – the hottest part of the day. Hiding it from the rest of the world will not make it ok.  Nothing is hidden from God. Sin is sin, and not even coming to the well at the hottest part of the day will hide it from God.  He is always there waiting if we are willing to hear Him and accept His offer.



BELIEF PROBLEM ... where she worshipped was more important than the one she worshipped.  Religion can get in the way of spirituality.  Many people confuse church attendance or involvement with a relationship with Jesus. 



Jesus does not condemn this woman.  He caused her to face the truth about her life and reached out to show her that she needed a drink of the living water that only He could give her.  He does not condemn us either.  We have to be honest with ourselves and with Jesus in confessing our sins, asking for forgiveness. We have to realize the habits of sinful behavior we have in our lives and change that behavior if we want the living water He offers.  He waits, He exposes our sin in truth and the Holy Spirit convicts us.  He offers us Living Water and when we accept His gift, He opens the wellspring of eternal life through Him.

The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us." Jesus *said to her, "I who speak to you am He."  John 4:25-26

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