"Now as He drew near, He saw the city (Jerusalem) and wept over it, saying, 'If you had KNOWN, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT KNOW THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION.' "
"If you KNEW the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water."
Jesus Christ presented Himself to Israel and to the Samaritan woman; to the Jews and to Gentiles. In both of these cases, His visitation was not received. We know Israel's religious leaders gave much thought of how they might destroy Him instead of receiving their Messiah as Lord. The Samaritan woman, having a personal meeting with Jesus, informed Him of what she knew as He was trying to minister living water to her. In fact, Jesus said, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father" for "you worship what You do not know......". Doesn't sound good. Even after Jesus prophesies of her sin, the best she can do is, "Could this be the Christ?" Interestingly, many of her fellow Samaritans believed, AND SAID, "we ourselves have heard Him AND WE KNOW that this indeed is the Christ, the Savior of the world".
Again, Jesus ministered in physical, bodily form prior to His crucifixion; but now by the Holy Spirit, upon the Word of God and by His laborers. His VISITATION continues as we hear and willingly respond to what we hear.
"If you KNEW the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water."
Jesus Christ presented Himself to Israel and to the Samaritan woman; to the Jews and to Gentiles. In both of these cases, His visitation was not received. We know Israel's religious leaders gave much thought of how they might destroy Him instead of receiving their Messiah as Lord. The Samaritan woman, having a personal meeting with Jesus, informed Him of what she knew as He was trying to minister living water to her. In fact, Jesus said, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father" for "you worship what You do not know......". Doesn't sound good. Even after Jesus prophesies of her sin, the best she can do is, "Could this be the Christ?" Interestingly, many of her fellow Samaritans believed, AND SAID, "we ourselves have heard Him AND WE KNOW that this indeed is the Christ, the Savior of the world".
Again, Jesus ministered in physical, bodily form prior to His crucifixion; but now by the Holy Spirit, upon the Word of God and by His laborers. His VISITATION continues as we hear and willingly respond to what we hear.
"To those who have, more will be given and they will have in abundance!" I pray that each of us recognize and receive His VISITATION.
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