God Still Speaks

What a great story and example of God's love. I see the humanity of Jesus in that he was walking and became tired and thirsty. Even in this state He took time to minister to a person in need. How often we use the excuse of fatige and lack of energy to go and minister to the needs of the people. Jesus here broke the cultural protical and talked with a gentile woman. He wasn't concerned to be "politically correct" in his ministry. I like that! We see here that the water in the well represents all that the world has to offer and after drinking that you get thirsty again. The living water (salvation) is the only thing that can satisfy the heart of man. Nothing else will. Then we see Jesus operating with the word of knowledge when he says that she has five husbands. This was revealed to Him by the Holy Spirit. This shows us that as we witness God will give us information concerning the needs of the people that we are ministering to. I see also that if we desire to be used by God we must engage with needy people. As we step out in faith God will equip us to effectively meet the needs of the people. She was so excited about have had an encounter with Jesus that she went back to the village and told everybody about him. When Jesus makes a difference in peoples lives, they can't but shout it out to others and spread the good news.