Good Saturday morning! I see a photo of President Obama arriving in India for the start of his Asia tour. Last year I read about the horde of Secret Service agents and others who arrive at every stop well before the President arrives. Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a world where a nation's leader takes off to chat with another nation's leader whenever he feels the need? No horde of security agents, no gaggle of political hacks, just a quick trip to discuss an issue or solve a problem. There is a promise just like that in the Bible. Well, almost like that. The rulers of the world will go up to Jerusalem and Jesus will mediate their disputes. That day has not arrived yet, but we do have much to look forward to in Christ.
The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things." John 4:25
This woman did not have all of Jesus' words yet, the gospels would be written in her future, along with Revelation and the Epistles. From our point of view this verse bears a particular significance. Who explained the Scriptures, what we call the Old Testament? Who gave us words to live by now? Jesus did these things while he lived on the earth, and then even further through Paul, Peter, Luke, Jude, James, and John. Finally, Jesus gave us his Revelation. All of that explanation, and yet we have more evidence. Jesus died for our sins and rose again on the third day. The woman at the well doesn't have all of that yet; what will she believe?
Praise God for the new day!
Bucky
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