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John 4:32, 'But he saith unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.'
JOHN 4:27-46
Food is essential for life. Without it we couldn't grow. We get strength and vitality from food. Yet food can kill us. Improper diets kill more people than any disease.
Our soul needs nourishment too. The things we think on and the desires that we have are food to our souls. Jesus said, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God' (Mat. 4:4).
Jesus valued spiritual nourishment more than He valued physical nourishment. He was thrilled to see this woman and the people of this town respond to His gift of salvation. Likewise, we should set our desires on the things of God so...
Worship Him In Spirit
John 4:24, 'God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.'
JOHN 4:4-26
Man dwells primarily in the physical and emotional realm, but God is a Spirit (1 Sam. 16:7). To have true fellowship with God, we have to relate to God on the spiritual level.
In order to make this possible, God changed our spirit. At salvation, our spirit became totally new (11 Cor. 5:17). It is now righteous and truly holy (Eph. 4:24). It is now exactly the way Jesus is, because our born again spirit is the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Jn. 4:17; 1 Cor. 6:17; Rom. 8:9; Gal. 4:6).
In our spirits we are worthy to come before God and worship Him without any fear. Our spirit is the only...
YOU CAN HARDLY READ A BOOK OF THE BIBLE WITHOUT FINDING THE WORD GRACE, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. ABOUT THE BEST DEFINITION I HAVE FOUND OF GRACE IS "THE FREE UNMERITED LOVE AND FAVOR OF GOD". ONLY WHEN JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD WAS THEIR TRUE GRACE. JOHN 1:17 SAYS " For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." ACTS 15:11 PUTS IT ANOTHER WAY "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved." I WILL GIVE YOU ONE MORE, "ROMANS 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:"
God Looks Inside
John 4:19, 'The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.'
JOHN 4:4-26
This didn't take any great discernment on the woman's part. Jesus had just 'read her mail'. He told her the most intimate details of her life. Anyone could have perceived Jesus was a prophet after something like that.
This woman suddenly realized that she was dealing with more than just a man. God was speaking to her. What was her reaction? She changed the subject. She brought up a doctrinal issue concerning the proper place to worship--anything to get Jesus' attention off of her.
We all have a tendency to build walls of privacy around the intimate details of our lives. We are afraid to let anyone, especially God,...
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY JESUS' MINISTRY SPREAD SO QUICKLY? YES, HE WAS GOD BUT THE BIBLE SAYS HE PUT AWAY HIS DIVINITY. HE WAS A GOOD TEACHER BUT HE ALSO USED MIRACLES OF HEALING AND CASTING OUT UNCLEAN SPIRITS. MARK 1:25-28 TELLS US THIS AND I QUOTE "And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee." ALSO, JOHN 6:2 TELLS US "And a...
Thirsty?
John 4:14, 'But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.'
JOHN 4:4-26
Jesus painted a beautiful picture of salvation in this passage. The salvation Jesus brings is like an artesian spring which doesn't have to be pumped. It bubbles up constantly.
Unfortunately, not every Christian's experience matches Jesus' description. Many people relate more to an old pump which has to be pumped and pumped. Just as a trickle of water comes, they have to rest. They lose their prime. The water stops. Then they have to start all over again.
Yet, Jesus said we would never thirst again. This...
God Is The Greatest Giver
John 4:10, 'Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.'
Jesus asked this woman for a drink of water, but it wasn't water He was interested in. He wanted to give this woman eternal life.
God is the greatest giver there ever was. He lives to give. When He asks something of us we can be assured that it is only so He can multiply it and give it back to us.
God is not interested in the water we can give Him. We don't have anything to offer God that He doesn't already have. God wants us. And by asking us to give of our time and money or desires, He is really asking us to give...