In John 4 we see a picture of a broken woman. She had clearly had a troubled past, one that had yet to be restructured. She was holding out in hopes that the Christ would come. And her eyes were so blinded that when Jesus stood in front of her, she looked him in the face and said, "one day my savior will come." I'm convinced that non-Christians don't envy the lives of Christians because we are much like this woman at the well. The very presence of God is among us and our go-to phrase is "Christ is coming", or "It'll all be worth it when we get to heaven." What is going to make heaven so satisfying? Is it not that we will be with our Creator who welcomes us into his presence every day? Our reward is God himself. And yet we so often look beyond the Christ who's humbled himself to walk with us daily. Our pride narrows our vision to forget that God is Lord and Creator. He has created everything good on earth. Every good and perfect gift is from above. What are we holding out in hopes for, when Jesus has already come? Our sins have been forgiven. There's nothing to tie us down because we are victorious in Jesus. All that's left to do is to enjoy God's presence. And yet we settle for so many things that don't measure up. Jesus declared himself the good shepherd for a reason. We are his sheep. When we follow his lead, we are led beside still waters and into green pastures, Psalm 23's picture of peace when we give up control. All that's left for us to do is to let these words sink in:
"Then Jesus declared, 'I, the one speaking to you, I am the Christ.'"-John 4:26
God is always here there and everywhere! Sometimes I feel like we forget that because he is not tangible! I also like to be in control which never has a good outcome. When God is in control things always turn out way better than expected!
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