August 18 -- John 4: 15-21 "The woman said to him, 'Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.' Jesus said to her, 'Go, call your husband, and come here.' The woman answered him, 'I have no husband.' Jesus said to her, 'You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,' for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.' The woman said to him, 'Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.' Jesus said to her, 'Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father."
Prayer focus to today: On the surface, today's scripture seems like just another conversation between two people. The Samaritan woman is eager to ask Jesus to give her this life-giving water, but He doesn't just give it to her, He gently and honestly helps her see her true need, which is repentance from sin and turning to faithfully following Him. In the piece of the conversation we are studying today, we see her understanding of 'religious' things, but she doesn't yet grasp the "Big Picture". How often do we follow this same path with Christ. We like what we hear about eternal life in Heaven, but we don't really want to mess with the "little details" here on earth. We want to continue living our lives as see fit then 'hope' for better things to come just because we are a "good" person.
Pray today for true repentance and the freedom that only comes through Jesus Christ. Many in this world today "hope" things get better in their lives, but they aren't willing to make any changes in themselves. Pray today that each of us would see our lives clearly, just as Jesus was showing the Samaritan woman. Only then will true freedom and LIFE come. (It's not easy, but sooooooo worth it!)
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