{"id":2724,"date":"2021-05-10T12:29:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2724"},"modified":"2021-05-10T12:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:30:20","slug":"devotion-john-41-16-all-remembered-all-pursued-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2724","title":{"rendered":"Devotion John 4:1-16 All Remembered, All Pursued Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

John 4:1-16\u00a0<\/b>–\u00a0Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John\u2014\u00a02\u00a0although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.\u00a03\u00a0So he left Judea\u00a0and went back once more to Galilee.\u00a0 4\u00a0Now he had to go through Samaria.\u00a05\u00a0So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.\u00a06\u00a0Jacob\u2019s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.\u00a0 7\u00a0When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her,\u00a0\u201cWill you give me a drink?\u201d\u00a08\u00a0(His disciples had gone into the town\u00a0to buy food.)\u00a0 9\u00a0The Samaritan woman said to him, \u201cYou are a Jew and I am a Samaritan\u00a0woman. How can you ask me for a drink?\u201d (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)\u00a0 10\u00a0Jesus answered her,\u00a0\u201cIf you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.\u201d\u00a0 11\u00a0\u201cSir,\u201d the woman said, \u201cyou have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water?\u00a012\u00a0Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well\u00a0and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?\u201d\u00a0 13\u00a0Jesus answered,\u00a0\u201cEveryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,\u00a014\u00a0but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.\u00a0Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water\u00a0welling up to eternal life.\u201d\u00a0 15\u00a0The woman said to him, \u201cSir, give me this water so that I won\u2019t get thirsty\u00a0and have to keep coming here to draw water.\u201d\u00a0 16\u00a0He told her,\u00a0\u201cGo, call your husband and come back.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cNow Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Why did Jesus leave when he found out that the attention of the Pharisees was switching from John to Him?\u00a0\u00a0Although there are other reasons supposed it is a fair to day that He left to avoid confrontation with the Pharisees.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus was aware of the timing of \u201cHis Time\u201d and kept guard to not disrupt God\u2019s timing.\u00a0\u00a0John 2:4<\/b>\u00a0\u201cAnd Jesus said to her, \u201cWoman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0John 7:30<\/b>\u00a0\u201cSo they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0Jesus did baptize His Apostles but His Apostles were doing the baptizing of others.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he left Judea\u00a0and went back once more to Galilee.\u00a0\u00a04\u00a0Now he had to go through Samaria.\u00a05\u00a0So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0Some say that Jesus was making a hasty getaway from Judea and wanted to quickly get to Galilee, so He went through Samaria.\u00a0\u00a0It would seem more likely that He had a divine appointment in Sychar.\u00a0\u00a0He could have travelled the usual path through Perea, as most Jews did to avoid the Samaritans, whom the Jews despised, but Jesus did not.\u00a0\u00a0It seems obvious from what follows that Jesus purposely went to Samaria to \u201cseek and save the lost.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0(Luke 19:10<\/b>)<\/div>\n
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Jacob\u2019s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>This well still exists and still has water.\u00a0 It is supplied from an underground stream.<\/div>\n

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her,\u00a0\u201cWill you give me a drink?\u201d\u00a08\u00a0(His disciples had gone into the town\u00a0to buy food.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>This was an incredible moment.\u00a0\u00a0The Jews ostracized the Samaritans and considered that they were so detestable that touching or communing with them would cause a person to need to go through purification rites.\u00a0\u00a0Also, Rabbis did not publically speak with women.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, this rule was so strongly adhered to that Rabbis were commonly known to not even speak to their wives in public.\u00a0\u00a0So Jesus speaking to a Samaritan woman was quite taboo for at least two reasons.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus was not bound by the traditions of men.\u00a0\u00a0He was guided by the Spirit and doing the will of His Father and His will was to minister to this woman for her benefit, and the benefit of her town.<\/p>\n

It is said \u201cRabbis have a saying: \u2018Coincidence is not a Kosher Word.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0It is an incredible saying.\u00a0\u00a0It speaks of the sovereignty of God.\u00a0\u00a0He who knows all and is everywhere cannot be surprised. Since God is omniscient and He does not change, then He has always been omniscient.\u00a0\u00a0(Isaiah 46:10<\/b>) Since He has always been omniscient and since He does not change (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8<\/b>).\u00a0\u00a0He has always known everything since eternity past.\u00a0\u00a0God knew the Pharisee\u2019s would realize that Jesus was rising up as the ministry of John the Baptist had already begun to diminish.\u00a0\u00a0Remembering\u00a0John 3:16<\/b>\u00a0we know that Jesus had come to earth as Savior to all the world.\u00a0\u00a0While the Jews had judged the Samaritans as contemptible, God found them no more contemptible than the Jews.\u00a0\u00a0It is true that the Samaritans were further from the truth of God (more prone toward idols, only honored the Pentateuch and so ignoring the prophets, and even changing some of the scripture) but they were never far from the heart of God. (1 Peter 3:9<\/b>)<\/p>\n

Yes, Jesus came to Sychar on a mission.\u00a0\u00a0He came to seek and save the lost.\u00a0\u00a0There are none whom God did not die for.\u00a0\u00a0None.\u00a0\u00a0He came to seek and save all who had lived and all who were living.\u00a0\u00a0He also came to save all who would ever live.\u00a0\u00a0Today there are none that God wants to perish.\u00a0\u00a0The work of Jesus was perfect for the salvation of all and its work has not waned in its efficacy.\u00a0\u00a0God does not want any man to perish.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus gave up His life for all and He hurts for those who will not repent and come to Him.<\/p>\n

Whatever the circumstances of our lives, when things seem hopeless and when it seems we have been left behind, know that God sees us and loves us and has left anyone behind.\u00a0\u00a0His eyes were on Samaria and you can be sure His eyes are on you.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Praise God who loves us so greatly and whose eyes are always upon us. (Psalm 34:15<\/b>)\u00a0\u00a0Take hope, God is near.\u00a0\u00a0Always He is near.\u00a0\u00a0Praise God!<\/p>\n

Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will Hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has\u00a0shown you, Oh man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; and what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of you, but\u00a0to do justly, to love\u00a0mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.<\/i><\/p>\n

Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John 4:1-16\u00a0–\u00a0Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John\u2014\u00a02\u00a0although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.\u00a03\u00a0So he left Judea\u00a0and went back once more to Galilee.\u00a0 4\u00a0Now he had to go through Samaria.\u00a05\u00a0So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspirations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2724"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2727,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2724\/revisions\/2727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}