-Jesus goes through Sycar to get to Galilee from Judea... He did not have to go this way , but he was on a mission.
- He did not have to speak with the woman who was a Sameritan and had no business with Jews because of discrimination and strife between the two groups... he was on a mission.
- He did not have to minister to her and he did not have to tell her about the Holy Spirit... but he was on a mission.
- He did not have to look through her soul and see her sin and tell he who he was... but he was on a mission.
It was then that she was astonished and ran into the city telling the rest of the outcast people who it was that she had met and what he did for her. I thought it was key that she was alone. Could it be that she was alone because she had already been shunned by her peers as well as the other women because of her lifestyle that Jesus so candidly reveals to her.
Its later in the chapter in verse 34 and 35 that the mission is revealed to us. he says that his meat is to do the will of his father (to save the lost) and that the fields are white and ready to harvest if his disciples will just get out in the field.
Jesus was weary and tired when he came to the well to drink--- Are you ever tired from life or maybe even ministry?
Jesus kept his purpose in the forefront of his mind sometimes going out of the way to reach the lost--- Are you on target?
Jesus did not see skin color, culture, racial differences or even physical appearances. He came to set the captives free and save the lost. this means everyone=== Are you loving openly?
Jesus changed the womans life so much that she even left her former life (her watering bucket) behind her when she was ministered to.
Jesus was not shy when ministering and witnessing to this woman-- the truth is empowering! --- Are you fed by the mission of the Lord?
Are we staying on task?
You and I are on a mission! Let's go out of our way. Let's cross racial and social boundaries---Let's be sensitive to the leading of God's still small voice to tell us who we should witness or minister to.
Let us be bold and not be ashamed of the cause we stand for! Let us take this message to the broken the bruised and the outcast. This world has beaten people up and left them bloody and broken. Let's mend their wounds while the fields are white with harvest! Today is the day.
Let's complete our MISSION!... while we still have time
Chase Potter
Friday
John 4
