John 4:9-10
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
9 The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
This Samaritan woman and I’m sure many from her country, her culture, her race, had a mindset about Jews. She was raised to believe certain things. She jumped to the conclusion of her stereotypes when she encountered Jesus at the well.
Without being political, watching the election results last night and listening to the news analyst, they were consumed with our differences. How did the working class vote? How did those with college degrees cast their ballot? How did women vote? Who got the majority of the male vote? How did the vote break down by race? Are we a nation where the only things that are important is our differences?
Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, “If you only knew…”. She was letting her focus on their differences stand in the way of God’s blessing.
What blessings are we missing when we only focus on what separates us rather than that which unifies? The Body of Christ should be united in Christ! There is a blessing when we love and share without regard to our differences.
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