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From Heaven With Love
to worship him. God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must
worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
Not by seeking a holy mountain or a sacred temple are men
brought into communion with heaven. In order to serve God aright,
we must be born of the divine Spirit. This will purify the heart and
renew the mind, giving us a willing obedience to all His require-
ments. This is true worship. It is the fruit of the working of the
Holy Spirit. Wherever a soul reaches out after God, there the Spirit’s
working is manifest, and God will reveal Himself to that soul.
As the woman talked with Jesus, she was impressed with His
words. As the past of her life had been spread out before her, she
realized her soul thirst, which the waters of the well of Sychar could
never satisfy. Nothing had hitherto so awakened her to a higher need.
Jesus read the secrets of her life; yet she felt that He was her friend,
pitying and loving her. While the purity of His presence condemned
her sin, He had spoken no word of denunciation, but had told her of
His grace that could renew the soul. The question arose in her mind,
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Might not this be the long-looked-for Messiah? She said to Him,
“I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when He is
come, He will tell us all things.” Jesus answered, “I that speak unto
thee am He.”
As the woman heard these words, faith sprang up in her heart.
She accepted the wonderful announcement from the lips of the divine
Teacher.
This woman was in an appreciative state of mind. She was
interested in the Scriptures, and the Holy Spirit had been preparing
her to receive more light. Light on Old Testament prophecies was
already flashing into her mind. The water of life which Christ gives
to every thirsty soul had begun to spring up in her heart.
The plain statement made by Christ to this woman could not have
been made to the self-righteous Jews. That which had been withheld
from them, and which the disciples were afterward enjoined to keep
secret, was revealed to her. Jesus saw that she would make use of
her knowledge in bringing others to share His grace.
When the disciples returned from their errand, they were sur-
prised to find their Master speaking with the woman. He had not
taken the refreshing draught He desired, and He did not stop to eat
the food His disciples had brought. When the woman had gone, the