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Jesus Said, “You're Right! You Don't Have A Husband –
For You Have Had Five Husbands, And You Aren't
Even Married To The Man You're Living With Now.
Scripture
John 4
16 “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her.
17 “I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied.
Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—
18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!”
19 “Sir,” the woman said, “you must be a prophet.
20 So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?”
21 Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.
23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.
24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
25 The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!”
39 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!”
40 When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days,
41 long enough for many more to hear his message and believe.
42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Observation
Jesus and His encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 should help all of us realize that it is not good people that go to heaven and bad people who go to hell.
The Samaritan woman had quite an interesting background, five husbands and the guy that she was now living with she was not even married to.
And yet, after she realized that Jesus was the Messiah, she brought the message of salvation to her entire village. They all became believers because of testimony.
All of us are sinners. All of us, like the Samaritan woman have a past. There are things that we have done that we are not proud of, or at least I know that there are things in my past that I am not proud of.
When Jesus saved me He saved me from my past sins, my present sins, and my future sins. I have eternal life and it started the moment that I believed.
Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ!
Romans 8:38-39
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Application
I need to share the message of Christ with those that God brings into my life. I need to look past their lifestyle and see them as Jesus sees them.
How about you? Do you look down on people?
Prayer
Heavenly Father, give me Your heart and Your eyes for the people around me. Don't let me give up on anybody. All of us need Your salvation. Give me the ability to engage people like Jesus did. Give me the right words to share with people to move them closer to You.
I pray for our pastors. Give them strength. Help them. Give them wisdom to lead us. Help them to stay true to Your Word. Protect their families. Bless them, Lord!
Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 21; 2 Chronicles 33; John 4
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