The power of inspiration
Jesus answered her, “If 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.” ~John 4:10
There is no subject like Jesus. He is a river that never runs dry!It brings me joy to share with others what I feel God has shared with me. Personally, I find it beneficial to seek Jesus in the everyday moments of life, which is primarily what I write about.
In my devotional reading yesterday, I reflected on the story of the Samaritan woman talking with Jesus at the well (John 4:1-26). It’s a beautiful narrative where Jesus arrives at a well in Samaria, thirsty from His journey. A Samaritan woman was present, and Jesus asked her for a drink. Three key themes stood out to me from this story: physical thirst, spiritual thirst, and the power of inspiration.
Jesus is amazing—He is bold and brilliant! He has a remarkable ability to offer what is within Him and share it with others. Jesus knew the woman’s background and her need for a Saviour. He inspired her to leave her water jar at the well and return to her town to share the exciting news: “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
COVID-19 has thrown many lives into turmoil. We sympathise with families who have lost loved ones, and the loss of jobs and the closure of businesses is affecting many. However, for many Christians around the world, being forced into isolation has provided more time to spend with the Lord in prayer and scripture reading. The preaching of the gospel on the internet and social media is gaining momentum, and there is a fresh hunger in people for the things of God. We are grateful that, despite being in lockdown, all of our basic needs are being met.
My devotional reading states, “To inspire like Jesus did, we must first be convinced of how truly blessed we are.” We come to know this as we are filled with the Spirit and live lives full of faith—our cup of blessings overflows. “It is from this overflow that we bless and inspire others.”
The woman left her jar, symbolising her old life, and returned to her town, where people knew her past. With a ‘new language,’ she excitedly told them, “WOW! How can we inspire people like Jesus did?”
Isaiah 61 is a beautiful scripture to read: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound…” I love how Jesus took what He had within Him and shared it with the woman. He knew who He was, and what He spoke was the truth!
There is no subject like Jesus; there is so much to explore about Him. He is indeed like a river that never runs dry. Personally, it helps me to maintain a mindset of seeking Jesus in my daily experiences, which is what most of my devotions revolve around.
One-on-one interactions can be powerful, heart-to-heart connections are warm and attractive, generosity involves giving what one has for the betterment of others, and fulfilment—there is nothing better in this world than feeling fulfilled. Being in the right place at the right time is crucial; being in the wrong place can have harmful consequences.
It is a joy to share with others what you feel God has shared with you. Personally, it is also good to live with the mentality of looking for Jesus in everyday moments of life, which is mostly what I write about.
My devotional reading yesterday led me to read the story of the Samaritan woman talking with Jesus at the well. (John 4:1-26). It’s a beautiful story of Jesus arriving at a well in Samaria and being thirsty from his journey. A Samaritan woman was there, and Jesus asked her for a drink. Three things stood out to me from this story. The first one is physical thirst, the second is spiritual thirst, and the third is the power of inspiration.
Jesus is amazing, he is bold, he is brilliant! He has that amazing natural ability to offer what is in him and share it with others. Jesus knew the woman’s background and her need for a Saviour. It was the way he inspired the woman to leave her jar at the well and go back to her town to tell them exciting news: “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did.” “Could this be the Messiah?”
COVID-19 has thrown many lives into turmoil. We sympathise with families who have lost loved ones. The loss of jobs and the closing down of businesses is affecting many families. But for many Christians all over the world, being forced into isolation has given them more time to spend with the Lord in prayer and through reading His Word. The preaching of the gospel on the internet and social media is gaining momentum throughout the world. And there is fresh hunger in people for the things of God. And we are very grateful to God that, although we are in lockdown, all of our basic needs are being met.
My devotional reading says, “to inspire like Jesus did, we must first be convinced of how truly blessed we are.” And we come to know this as we are filled with the Spirit and through living lives full of faith -our cup of blessings runs over. “It is of this overflow that we bless and inspire others.”
The woman left her jar (symbolic of her old life) and went back to the town where there are people that know her, her past and said, with a ‘new language’, she went back to the town and said to the people,
“WOW! How can we inspire people like Jesus did?
Isaiah 61 is a beautiful scripture to read. “Isaiah says, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound…” I love the way that Jesus took what he had in Him and shared it with the woman. Jesus knew who he was and what he was saying was the truth!
There is no subject quite like Jesus. There is so much to learn about Him; He is like a river that never runs dry. Personally, I find it beneficial to adopt a mindset of seeking Jesus in everyday moments, which is the focus of most of my devotions.
One-on-one - powerful
Heart to heart - warm, attractive
Generosity - giving what one had for the betterment of others.
Fulfilment - is there anything better in this world than feeling fulfilled? Being in the right place at the right time.
There is no subject like Jesus. He is a river that never runs dry!
It brings me joy to share with others what I feel God has shared with me. Personally, I find it beneficial to seek Jesus in the everyday moments of life, which is primarily what I write about.
In my devotional reading yesterday, I reflected on the story of the Samaritan woman talking with Jesus at the well (John 4:1-26). It’s a beautiful narrative where Jesus arrives at a well in Samaria, thirsty from His journey. A Samaritan woman was present, and Jesus asked her for a drink. Three key themes stood out to me from this story: physical thirst, spiritual thirst, and the power of inspiration.
Jesus is amazing—He is bold and brilliant! He has a remarkable ability to offer what is within Him and share it with others. Jesus knew the woman’s background and her need for a Saviour. He inspired her to leave her water jar at the well and return to her town to share the exciting news: “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
COVID-19 has thrown many lives into turmoil. We sympathise with families who have lost loved ones, and the loss of jobs and the closure of businesses is affecting many. However, for many Christians around the world, being forced into isolation has provided more time to spend with the Lord in prayer and scripture reading. The preaching of the gospel on the internet and social media is gaining momentum, and there is a fresh hunger in people for the things of God. We are grateful that, despite being in lockdown, all of our basic needs are being met.
My devotional reading states, “To inspire like Jesus did, we must first be convinced of how truly blessed we are.” We come to know this as we are filled with the Spirit and live lives full of faith—our cup of blessings overflows. “It is from this overflow that we bless and inspire others.”
The woman left her jar, symbolising her old life, and returned to her town, where people knew her past. With a ‘new language,’ she excitedly told them, “WOW! How can we inspire people like Jesus did?”
Isaiah 61 is a beautiful scripture to read: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound…” I love how Jesus took what He had within Him and shared it with the woman. He knew who He was, and what He spoke was the truth!
There is no subject like Jesus; there is so much to explore about Him. He is indeed like a river that never runs dry. Personally, it helps me to maintain a mindset of seeking Jesus in my daily experiences, which is what most of my devotions revolve around.
One-on-one interactions can be powerful, heart-to-heart connections are warm and attractive, generosity involves giving what one has for the betterment of others, and fulfilment—there is nothing better in this world than feeling fulfilled. Being in the right place at the right time is crucial; being in the wrong place can have harmful consequences.
Jesus is amazing, he is bold, he is brilliant! He has that amazing natural ability to offer what is in him and share it with others. Jesus knew the woman’s background and her need for a Saviour. It was the way he inspired the woman to leave her jar at the well and go back to her town to tell them exciting news: “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did.” “Could this be the Messiah?”
COVID-19 has thrown many lives into turmoil. We sympathise with families who have lost loved ones. The loss of jobs and the closing down of businesses is affecting many families. But for many Christians all over the world, being forced into isolation has given them more time to spend with the Lord in prayer and through reading His Word. The preaching of the gospel on the internet and social media is gaining momentum throughout the world. And there is fresh hunger in people for the things of God. And we are very grateful to God that, although we are in lockdown, all of our basic needs are being met.
My devotional reading says, “to inspire like Jesus did, we must first be convinced of how truly blessed we are.” And we come to know this as we are filled with the Spirit and through living lives full of faith -our cup of blessings runs over. “It is of this overflow that we bless and inspire others.”
The woman left her jar (symbolic of her old life) and went back to the town where there are people that know her, her past and said, with a ‘new language’, she went back to the town and said to the people,
One-on-one - powerful
Heart to heart - warm, attractive
Generosity - giving what one had for the betterment of others.
Fulfilment - is there anything better in this world than feeling fulfilled? Being in the right place at the right time.
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