Be Hungry to Satisfy Others' Deepest Needs

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. (John 4:34)

• For some of us, food is more than a necessity.
   
• It is a wonderfully enjoyable part of life!
   
• We enjoy sitting down to a well-prepared meal, especially when we are feeling hungry.
   
• The disciples were hungry for lunch when they returned to the well where Jesus was interacting with the Samaritan woman.
   
• They urged Him, “Rabbi, eat”.
   
• Jesus responded to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know”.
   
• This made them wonder if someone had already brought Him something to eat.
   
• The disciples were so consumed with thinking about food that they couldn’t see past their immediate circumstances.
   
• They didn’t understand the significance of what was going on at the well.
   
• The most important thing to Jesus was to do the will of Him who sent Him, and to finish His work.
   
• He was focused on the spiritual needs of this woman who desperately needed what only He could give.
   
• It is easy to become preoccupied with needs of the moment.
   
• But Jesus invites us to get beyond our own interests — our own little lunch.
   
• We are to open our eyes to the souls who are searching for answers to their deepest needs.
   
• Let us join Jesus at the well.
   
• Let Him use us to tell others about the spiritual food only He can give.
   
• Let us fix our eyes not just on the things we are interested in, but lift our eyes to see the needy souls around us.
   
• May the Lord God give us passion for the lost and the joy of seeing others satisfied in Him.
   
• Let us be hungry to satisfy the needs of others around us.
  
  
  

Worship In Spirit And In Truth

Those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth - John 4:15-30

The woman misunderstood the Lord Jesus.

She thought He had some kind of water that once taken would quench her thirst forever and do away with the need to draw and carry water.

People often misunderstand our message, but we must persevere!

The Lord Jesus told the woman to fetch her husband.

When she denied having a husband, the Lord Jesus amazed her by revealing that He knew all about her immoral life style.

This embarrassed the woman and she started to talk about religion in general. Was He a prophet? Where should we worship God? On this mountain or in Jerusalem?

The Lord Jesus told the woman, “You worship what you do not know”.

The Samaritans did not know God and were ignorant in their worship of Him.

There are many worshipers in the world who do not worship the only true God who is revealed in the Bible.

Though salvation is of the Jews, God the Father seeks true worshipers.

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

Spiritual worship does not require special places of pilgrimage or magnificent temples. It comes from a heart which loves and adores God, and is obedient to His Word.

Spiritual worship is in truth as it is set forth in Scripture. We can only come to God the Father through the Lord Jesus Christ. There are no other mediators. We are not at liberty to worship with those who claim that there are other ways to come to God apart from the Lord Jesus, our great Mediator.

The astonished woman confessed that she knew that the coming Messiah would tell them all things.

The Lord Jesus replied that He was that very Person.

The woman forgot about water. On the arrival of the disciples, she hurried back to Sychar, saying to the men, “Come, see a man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” The woman discovered the surpassing greatness of our Lord and Saviour. Have we?