Wednesday, March 12, 2014

~John 4~

The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?” 

(RACISM. It can be so engraved in us that we use it against ourselves. When God includes you in a group... His group.... Don't exclude yourself.) 

Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” 

(Do we even know the gift God has for us?... Yes, we may submit to Christ as Lord, but we often forget and are ignorant to the fullness of His being... When we think and try to rationalize the gift of God, we put it in a box... Not because we want to, but because He's infinite and we're not)

“But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? 

(In a box...)

And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?” 

(And besides, do you think you're greater than: 

My job, who gives me a paycheck...
My parents/mentors who taught me what I know...
My intellect, that got me a degree
My boyfriend/girlfriend who is always there for me... ??

Yes. God is greater than all the above. In fact, the name Jesus is above every name.)

(John 4:9-12 NLT)

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Go Boldly to the Throne of Grace

It's so easy for us to put our head down in shame/ defeat when we go to God because we know we are not perfect... But we must remember that God is for us and he Fathers us... Righting our wrongs 

Scripture of the day!

So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. (Hebrews 4:14-16 NLT)