Turn Around
02/21/21 • 15 min
In our scriptures for today, we see Jesus going about the Galilee area doing good. Now when we discuss Jesus going about and doing good, what image comes to mind? Are you visualizing a sandal wearing Jesus in a brown robe followed by 12 men wearing a similar outfit? That’s what most of us think of. The problem with this is that that is an incomplete picture. Jesus traveled with his 12 disciples, yes, that’s true. But they were only His “core” group. He also traveled with other people. And in that group of “other people” were women. Many of whom we know nothing about but we do have a little information about some of these ladies.
Our scriptures for today involve several of them.
In our scriptures for today, we see Jesus going about the Galilee area doing good. Now when we discuss Jesus going about and doing good, what image comes to mind? Are you visualizing a sandal wearing Jesus in a brown robe followed by 12 men wearing a similar outfit? That’s what most of us think of. The problem with this is that that is an incomplete picture. Jesus traveled with his 12 disciples, yes, that’s true. But they were only His “core” group. He also traveled with other people. And in that group of “other people” were women. Many of whom we know nothing about but we do have a little information about some of these ladies.
Our scriptures for today involve several of them.
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In our scriptures today we see an unknown woman who has chosen to get a bucket of water from the local well at a time when she can expect that no one will be there, about six in the morning. She is a Samaritan, a known adulteress and somewhat of an outcast in her own group. As a Samaritan she was viewed as better than a Gentile but not at all on the same level as the Jews. Because of this, the Samaritans and the Jews had a deep dislike for each other and rarely interacted.
Despite this we see Jesus, who is a Jew at this time, approach the woman and speak with her. Jesus the Jew and Jesus the man broke protocol when he did this and, by so doing, showed us all the Jesus, our risen savior, can use anyone to bring people to Him.
Today we see this in very clear, understandable terms that we can all understand. This is one of the things I like and enjoy about the Bible. The Bible is consistent, it proves itself and it’s not very complicated. It is extremely deep but not very complicated.
So what did this unnamed woman at the well do?
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All things
In this new year; I have decided to update my podcast.
This podcast was born out of a desire to help my church continue to study their Sunday School lessons despite not being able to attend Sunday School. Over the months since that time, my church, and many others, have adapted to this pandemic and are now having regular Sunday School services and even Wednesday night Bible Study. I know of a number of people who are now studying the Word of God and hearing the Word of God more than they had been prior to the pandemic.
God has a way of making any situation work out for the good for those who love Him and seek Him. ( Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. )
So let’s talk about that for a few minutes. How is the church doing in all this? What is God doing? And what will our response be?
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