This is a mean and cruel world in which we live; horrible, incomprehensible things happen daily and some of those things come close and we are stunned, shaken, and bewildered, and we question what now? This now!: we are always loved and GOD is always good!
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;source 2 Corinthians 4
Let us walk it out for one another in prayer, faith, and caring words.
6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.source John 4
He was tired.
Really, really tired.
Some translations say exhausted.
Think about that! GOD determinedHe would allow Himself to experience tirednessto let us know He knows what it is like to be us! He knows how it feels to be tired. Tired to the bone tired! Can’t walk another step tired.
Yet! Even so. He set aside His flesh and bone body comfort and offered the woman at the well eternal life. She who came to the well at noon because it was too uncomfortable for her to come to the well in the cool of the morning like the other women did. But that’s a whole other story.
May we see today that He came to identify with us so we could identify with Him! So we can in His GOD strength set aside our flesh and bone comforts to help someone else in need.
Here is the most important fact you will ever believe; that is if you believe it personally:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. source
For God so loved (fill in your name) that He gave His one and only Son, that (fill in your name) believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. GOD did not send the Son into the world to condemn (fill in your name), but in order that (fill in your name) might be saved through Him.
First and the most important thing we need to know this Sunday Morning and every day: GOD Loves Us! Second. JESUS did not come here to condemn us; we were condemned and damned before He arrived ( in His GOD-MAN body) — He came to rescue us! There is a condition though. We have to say YES! Yes to admitting our condemnation, damnation and yes to His offer of salvation. So, if by His Grace you are hearing His offer being offered to you today . . . say Yes!
We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?
Let us walk it out for one another in prayer, faith, and caring words.