Come to the Well
Jerry Watts
John 4:1-14
(Begin with A YouTube of Casting Crowns ''The Well'')
Our story paints a picture of a life being remade, recreated, and transformed by Jesus because it is given to Jesus!! The best part is, this comes from scripture.
One of the truths we must come to grips with is the depravity of the human condition and the need of the human soul. Candidly, because of our 'blessed status' in the US of A, we have developed an innate difficulty in understanding the depth of our need. Why? It's kind of like during the time of the Great Depression there were many great songs written about spiritual warfare and Heaven because the people who lived during those days knew, firsthand, the struggle and desired a better place, better life, and better existence (they worked and prayed HARD because they were desperate). Today when people have, what they believe to be, a great life - understanding the depravity before God and the need of their soul is tough to communicate. But it is vital for our life.
Jesus clearly says, ''If anyone would come after (or with) me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.'' That pretty much tells us the story that if we are to follow Jesus, walk with Jesus, and go with Jesus (all the way to paradise), then you have to do 2 things, ''Come to the well, and leave some things behind.'' Sad to say that oft times, we don't truly know what we need until we need it. In other words, we don't know what we're missing until we're missing it. Or better said, you never miss the water, until the well runs dry. Having lived through several major hurricanes, I can easily evoke my memory of longing for a drink of water or to have our washing machine, dishwasher, and/or toilets working properly. We tend to take for granted what works well and dismiss the deep need we have.
John 4 offers us a story which, highlights much of what we need to grasp. (Let's Read).
John 4:1-3 - Let's pause here and get our th ...
Jerry Watts
John 4:1-14
(Begin with A YouTube of Casting Crowns ''The Well'')
Our story paints a picture of a life being remade, recreated, and transformed by Jesus because it is given to Jesus!! The best part is, this comes from scripture.
One of the truths we must come to grips with is the depravity of the human condition and the need of the human soul. Candidly, because of our 'blessed status' in the US of A, we have developed an innate difficulty in understanding the depth of our need. Why? It's kind of like during the time of the Great Depression there were many great songs written about spiritual warfare and Heaven because the people who lived during those days knew, firsthand, the struggle and desired a better place, better life, and better existence (they worked and prayed HARD because they were desperate). Today when people have, what they believe to be, a great life - understanding the depravity before God and the need of their soul is tough to communicate. But it is vital for our life.
Jesus clearly says, ''If anyone would come after (or with) me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.'' That pretty much tells us the story that if we are to follow Jesus, walk with Jesus, and go with Jesus (all the way to paradise), then you have to do 2 things, ''Come to the well, and leave some things behind.'' Sad to say that oft times, we don't truly know what we need until we need it. In other words, we don't know what we're missing until we're missing it. Or better said, you never miss the water, until the well runs dry. Having lived through several major hurricanes, I can easily evoke my memory of longing for a drink of water or to have our washing machine, dishwasher, and/or toilets working properly. We tend to take for granted what works well and dismiss the deep need we have.
John 4 offers us a story which, highlights much of what we need to grasp. (Let's Read).
John 4:1-3 - Let's pause here and get our th ...
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