Jesus answered her, If you had only known and had recognized God’s gift and Who this is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him [instead] and He would have given you living water. (John:4:10)
Do you really know the One that you call yourself as your GOD? Do you really know the One that you approach in your prayers? Let's just take a moment and think about it. Many times when the going gets tough or when it feels like the end of world, we start to doubt GOD. When you find yourself in such a situation, take a moment and think who the Lord you call as your Father really is. If you had really known Him as you would have ought to, you wouldn't worry about a thing no matter how hopeless you find yourself in.
Talking about hopeless situations, Job comes to my mind. He had lost everything and was suffering from a disease that was yet to be named, still this is what He had to say. Job:13:15 says "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;" Job knew His GOD and that's what made Him to make a statement like this. It's easy to say that we are trusting GOD when things are going well for our liking. But would we say the same thing that Job said during our difficult times? We will, only when we know Him the way we ought to.
Jesus knew His Father the way He ought to and that's way He didn't even flinch under any circumstances. How to know GOD better? It begins with us spending time in His word. John:4:42 "And they told the woman, Now we no longer believe (trust, have faith) just because of what you said; for we have heard Him ourselves [personally], and we know that He truly is the Savior of the world, the Christ." The people of Samaria were introduced to Jesus because of the women's testimony. But it's their personal encounter with Jesus, (hearing His word) that made them believe. It applies to us. We may be introduced to Jesus by someone or we maybe hearing about Him every Sunday at church. That is just not enough to know Him the way we ought to. It all begins when we start reading His word and asking the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth about Him.
Blessings!
Do you really know the One that you call yourself as your GOD? Do you really know the One that you approach in your prayers? Let's just take a moment and think about it. Many times when the going gets tough or when it feels like the end of world, we start to doubt GOD. When you find yourself in such a situation, take a moment and think who the Lord you call as your Father really is. If you had really known Him as you would have ought to, you wouldn't worry about a thing no matter how hopeless you find yourself in.
Talking about hopeless situations, Job comes to my mind. He had lost everything and was suffering from a disease that was yet to be named, still this is what He had to say. Job:13:15 says "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;" Job knew His GOD and that's what made Him to make a statement like this. It's easy to say that we are trusting GOD when things are going well for our liking. But would we say the same thing that Job said during our difficult times? We will, only when we know Him the way we ought to.
Jesus knew His Father the way He ought to and that's way He didn't even flinch under any circumstances. How to know GOD better? It begins with us spending time in His word. John:4:42 "And they told the woman, Now we no longer believe (trust, have faith) just because of what you said; for we have heard Him ourselves [personally], and we know that He truly is the Savior of the world, the Christ." The people of Samaria were introduced to Jesus because of the women's testimony. But it's their personal encounter with Jesus, (hearing His word) that made them believe. It applies to us. We may be introduced to Jesus by someone or we maybe hearing about Him every Sunday at church. That is just not enough to know Him the way we ought to. It all begins when we start reading His word and asking the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth about Him.
Blessings!
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