Grace....

In spite of His overwhelming schedule Jesus walked miles out of His way to speak to a lonely woman at a well. He did what a lot of ministers today are unwilling to do. And you have to ask why. Didn't Jesus have a secretary who said, "He's busy, I'll try and fit you in next month." Christian Leaders, could your schedule be getting in the way of God's? Maybe you're a tiger in the pulpit but a wimp on the street. You can script it for the crowd but you haven't learned to share it one-on-one.

Jesus not only walked to that well, He waited until she showed up. Who did He wait for? Some famous personality with all the right connections? Somebody with a big cheque book capable of underwriting His ministry? Most preachers would travel halfway around the world for that assignment. But no, she was a no-name, five times divorced, promiscuous woman with a bad reputation and a live-in boyfriend.

Please understand: when others are looking at your past, Jesus has His eye on your future. With Him every weed is a potential rose! Whatever you've done, God's not holding it against you. Jesus didn't see this woman as bad - He saw her as lost. Big difference! Once she was "found" she was the kind of person who'd be as strong for God as she'd been for the devil. This woman was destined to shake up the entire city of Samaria: "Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony" (John 4:39).

Be Blessed