The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am He.” John 4:25
I received this photo from a friend yesterday, but didn’t know what to do with it. I was disgusted when I saw it, and quickly moved on. Having prayed the night before with our Church to ask God simply, “Please – turn the tide,” I did something I never do… I went to the beach! I wanted to see this plague for myself.
I am not a beach expert… tho I live near it. It was practically deserted as I walked the water’s edge. No dead fish, no smell, it seemed beautiful. And I was thankful. Striking up a conversation with a lady waking from the other direction, I asked HER thoughts on the Red tide. It took less than 40 seconds for her to become political! It was the President AND governor’s fault! John McCain and Obama even surfaced! Her parting words were, I don’t fly an American Flag… I fly an Earth Flag. And she ‘stormed off!’ I guess I was told!
It seems most every little thing becomes political. Words fly at us so fast it can almost become impossible to understand the REAL issues. But It seems to me that most people aren’t really interested in understanding reality. They just want ‘their way!’
The woman at the well was a castaway. Jesus went to HER! Tho she was living in adultery, it seems she had an underlying sense that SOMEONE could make sense of this hard life she was living in. “When HE (the Messiah) comes, he will explain everything to us.” And the next words cause me to spiritually fall to my knees. “I AM HE!”
There is NO need to look elsewhere if HE has entered your personal space. There is no need to fight or argue. The ONLY next step is to shut up, leave your little opinion, and LISTEN! For what HE is about to say…will CHANGE you. IF you LET HIM!
Today is voting day. I have said from the pulpit, ‘Don’t let me hear that you haven’t voted!’ And yet I am sure that despair and apathy will be the excuse for some NOT voting. Others will use the opportunity to ‘score’ their argument of priority… and if their v(o)ice outnumbers God’s Truth… well… you get the idea.
Jesus is calling to YOU. He promises that you WILL get an explanation for EVERYTHING. If not here, then there! But to receive ANY explanation of worth, you must FIRST be willing to lay aside YOUR explanations, YOUR opinions and YOUR selfish desires. For God knows that, “if you ain’t gonna listen… there ain’t NO sense talkin’!”
So, human, husband, mother, voter… what is it you REALLY want?
