Happy Friday morning! The fog has lifted and the sun is now shining. Conditions to change at any moment. Deer season begins tomorrow; devotionals next week may be sporadic. Not that they weren't this week, but at least you will have some notice ahead of time for next week. The weather has changed to winter too. Wasn't it last weekend that we had sixties and seventies for temps each day? It's 22°F this morning and snow is on the ground; I think winter began yesterday morning. Such brilliant observations is no doubt why you read this devotional...
They went out of the town and were coming to him. John 4:30
This verse seems like another one of those just imparting a little background or setting information. Nothing to worry about and no great inspirational themes to explore. However, if you think of "town" as the culture of the world and "they" as those coming to Jesus to be saved, you have an interesting metaphor for what happened to Christians around the globe. We all came out of the world to give our lives and hearts to Jesus, and one day, Jesus will call us out of this world to be with Him forever. The townsfolk of Sychar owe the woman at the well a note of thanks for telling them the good news about Jesus, and somewhere we each have another person who first told us the good news. For many of us, that may have happened in our childhood and we may not be able to recall the name of that first minister or family member who told us about the Bible and Jesus. One day in Heaven, each of us will have the opportunity to say a "Thank You!" to that person and the many others who helped spread the Word of God to each of us.
The new snow is beautiful in the sunlight,eh? In Christ we can learn to appreciate that God could have made snow dull and not reflect sunlight. The stain of sin causes a lot of ugliness in this world, but God's creation shines through in many ways. Enjoy the new day!
Bucky
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