Our words can be a motivator, whether we realize it or not, whether you mean to or not. Our words can bring life, or it can cause someone to take their own life. While we all still alive, let’s make our days count for something!- Lynne Conley
My life consists of working full-time at a pharmaceutical company and teaching Sunday school (Kindergarten class) My desire is to encourage others. My writings aren’t fancy words, but they are from the Lord. So many people are hurting, and I want to help all I can while I am still alive. My passion is elderly people and those who are shut-ins. There is a nursing home, Carrington Place, in the next county from where I live. After working 8-10 hrs a day, I go and spend time with those who have no one or just to talk and hear their stories every Thursday after work. Every Thursday is Thankful Thursday to me. Because I am so Thankful for this great calling the Lord has given me.
Scripture Text: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that
meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto
you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
(John 6:27 KJV)
The Israelites were carried into captivity by the king of
Assyria. They were strangers from other areas but this is where their new home,
new life and new beginning started. Between Judea and Galilee was a small
country called Samaria. The people would soon learn all about the God of
the Israelites, but they never worshipped in the temple of Jerusalem just like
the Israelites have always done before. Instead, they built a temple in their
own land and country. The Jews of Galilee always took an alternate route to go
to from Jerusalem. The short-cut was on a shorter road through Samaria, but
this led first to a longer road that led across the Jordon River. Jesus being a
Jew, he never did share the bitter feelings toward the people of Samaria. The
Samaritans were just as precious in the eyes of God as any other people. Jesus
longed to teach these people. Jesus and his disciples decided to go to a place
called Sychar. On the wayside nearing the city, there was a well. This well was
dug hundreds of years before by Jacob, the grandson of Abraham. As a tribute to
him this well is still called Jacob’s well. When they came to this well,
Jesus was so exhausted from his long walk, he sit down to rest from his long
journey. Jesus had sent his disciples to the city to buy some food for Jesus
was exhausted from his journey. The Samaritan woman came to draw water from the
well. Jesus asked the woman ‘’Can you give me a drink of water?” The Samaritan
woman replied back to Jesus, “You asked me for a drink of water, and you being
a Jew?” She was in total shock that a Jewish man was speaking to her. The Jews
have thought often that the Samaritans were foreigners and outcasts. Jesus asks
the Samaritan woman the second time for a drink of water. The water, Jesus was
talking about is living water, and asked where is thy husband? ‘’The woman answered
and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have
no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not
thy husband: in that saidst thou truly’’ (John 4:17,
18 KJV) This woman recognizes that Jesus is a prophet sent from God. The woman
was embarrassed of her morally wrong life. Jesus didn’t just point out the
woman sins; he was just answering her question for her. The Samaritan woman
left her water pot, and went through the city and told everyone she met that
Jesus told her everything she had done. Jesus spent two more days in that city
of Sychar teaching them all his wonderful truths.’’ For all have sinned, and
come short of the glory of God;’’ (Romans 3:23 KJV) We all can become unhappy
and discontent in our everyday lives. Life just stinks sometimes, but we are
all here, we can have a have to endure to the end. Stay Encouraged!