Are you Searching for Living Water?

 

Jesus is walking with His disciples they arrive in Sycar, the disciples split off and went to get food, it was an inspiring moment for the woman who comes for water at a well to see a man (also a Jew)  which the Samaritan women and men were not to speak with. But the conversation slowly turns deeper as Jesus speaks to the inner parts of the heart of this woman, He tells her about eternal water, that the water she was dipping for was temporary satisfying in the moment but the water Jesus had was eternal.

Don’t we find ourselves in this place, we want so much to be truly loved, and known. But we are known by God He is an eternal God that loves us unconditionally. And Jesus does, He knows the intimate details of your life, just as He knew this woman, He never met, but knew that this was moment was from His Father, so we can understand ourselves how deep, wide, how far Christ love is for us. Ephesians 3:18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,

As you read through this scripture imagine yourself at the well. Are you searching for the Living water? You can have it, abundantly.

John 4:514 -Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman
5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.[a])

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

 

Our walk with Christ teaches us that the water that Jesus gives is free, eternal and gives us true life.

How many people are wavering between the inspiration of the bible, which is God’s word and the world of speakers. God’s Word is truth, very active and living word. It inspires rebukes, encourages and teaches, so much more. The wealth of life’s ups and downs have been written just for you there.

Who is a better teacher than God? NO ONE!

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#Christlove

 

 

Trust, Don’t Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-29

Jesus Walks on the Water
 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.  After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,  and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

“Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

This is a perfect story of Trust, when times are uncertain, we look to the world to fix them, anxiety sets in and then you begin to fear. What will happen, how will this be fixed?  look at this scripture, in the boat, the waves are kicking up with wind speeds fastly approaching they arent close by land? What now? Fear sets the stage, Jesus comes to them but amazingly walking on the water! Of course they can’t recognize Him so they think it’s  a ghost! Can you imagine what they thought, possibly fear washed over them pretty quickly.But of course Jesus said “take courage, it’s me! Don’t be afraid.”

So Peter, being the leader of group, he’s confirming that’s it’s not a ghost that’s it Jesus and says “if it’s you, tell me to come to you on the water.” What does Jesus say? COME!

What does Jesus tell us to do when we are afraid? COME! Look to me not the waves, wind or shaking of your life situation, “look at Me”.

Peter loves the Lord but even more trusts Him and steps out on the water because Jesus invited him. Isn’t this what happens to us everyday? Jesus invites Himself to us, how amazing is that. Sadly some don’t believe and miss the opportunity to allow Him to carry us through and over the water.

Matthew 14:30-33

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.  Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

But look, as soon as Peter saw the wind, became afraid and began to sink. That’s what happens when we take our eyes off Jesus, we sink, we focus on the problem instead of depending on Him for help and just knowing He has the highest and best plan and outcome for our situation.

Jesus looks at peter, He reaches out to Him (as He does to us) and says I have you! But you didn’t have faith that I could do the things I tell you I can do, you doubted me.

But there was a reason for all of this, Even when we feel the storm is so bad with no way out we know who Jesus is, the Son of God. he died for us, taking on the sins of us all, shedding His blood as a sacrifice so that we may live free and all who believe in Him will be with Him in eternity.