A Personal Experience

John 4:39-41

A personal knowledge comes from a personal experience.

Have you received a personal message from Christ?
Have you accepted that message, taken it into your heart, and received it for your own?

The Woman at the Well is a story with a wealth of information about the love and concern our Lord has for all people.
She was surprised that Jesus should take the time to talk to her because she was:
1.A woman
2.A Samaritan
3.Married multiple times
4.Worshiped in the “wrong” place.

Yet, Jesus understood her life and was willing to answer her questions.
Jesus gave her hope.
Jesus gave her the answer: Worship me in Spirit and in Truth!

As a result of her acceptance of the word from the Lord, she returned to the town and told the people about her encounter with a man who told her everything she had done. And “many believed because of her testimony” and
more believed when they came to see for themselves and Jesus told them the plan of salvation.

When you receive the Personal Message from Christ:
GO TELL!
Others will come and learn the truth as they listen and learn of the wonderful works of God.
The thrill of knowing and having a personal relationship with Jesus:
1. Lasts for a lifetime
2. You will become zealous to share the experience with family and friends.
3 The message is to ALL, anyone can receive this message of forgiveness and love.
4. It has become my whole life. All I really care about is to share and have my family, friends, other people, KNOW JESUS.
For He is A Redeemer,
A transformer
A life giver
A friend at all times
A comforter
A healer
A supplier of every need.
He is my Savior and Soon Coming King!

Like the Woman of Samaria, I MUST share Him with others!!

Freedom to Choose

Choices – Choose God
Deuteronomy 7:9-11

I thank God for freedom to worship Him.
I thank God for freedom to assemble together to learn of Him and read His Word.

I think we can correlate the freedoms we are given by our nation to our service to God.
What happens when the nation forgets God or gives only lip service to Him while our hearts are far from God?

I am thankful for the freedoms we have in this great land. Since both sets of Grandparents and my mother were immigrants, sojourners to this country, I am especially grateful for what I have been given as an American citizen.
But I am more thankful as a citizen of a better land, a place which we are still actively traveling towards. A heavenly home, prepared for all who travel the journey by faith.

In Deuteronomy 7:9-11 we read, “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keeps covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations: and repays them that hate him to their face, to destroy them; he will not be slack to him that hates him, he will repay him to his face. You shall therefore keep the commandments, and the statues, and the judgments which I command thee this day, to do them.

Deuteronomy 30:15; See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil.

We are faced with choices every day. Should we choose good or shall we choose evil? The founding fathers made decisions or choices that affect us today, hundreds of years later. My Grandparents chose freedoms which were given to all. They chose freedom to worship and were thankful for what was promised to them in America. They were just as thankful for the fact they were citizens of Heaven, pilgrims and strangers in a foreign land. The promises of American government could be broken or changed but God’s promises are forever. He is a faithful, eternal, never changing God. God’s promises are certain so I hope I can leave an example for those who follow me, to keep the commandments of my Heavenly Father.