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This is another experiential message coming from a
humble heart to yours my sisters and brothers. I recommend that you
look at the book of John chapter 4 if you have the time. This is a
story of a woman who needed to know Who her real Savior was. She had
come to the well to draw water, but she found something far more
lasting - eternally, a well of water that would never run dry! And
there sat Jesus!
To her surprise, He knew all the junk in her life and
went against Jewish custom to meet with her and reveal Himself to
her. When she talked about the coming Messiah, here is His response,
Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”
Yesterday, when I went to our church service, I was
seeking Jesus on a deeper level. I needed to hear from Him, to
receive something freeing and comforting from Him. I found myself
before the altar on my knees in worship. I repented of everything I
could think of as I bowed before our holy God.
The tears came, and then the comfort. I needed to bring
to Him all the stuff I have been dealing with personally and let go
of any fear, doubt, worry and unbelief that I may have displayed in
my life. I understand that as Christians, we may want to appear to
others as though we have it all together, but in reality, I never met
anyone who wasn't dealing with something.
When Jesus patiently took the time to meet with this
woman, He was willing to lovingly point out the things in her life
that were not working right. She had been going through the motions
of her daily duties each day, including seeking water from a well in
the ground. But Jesus, in His great love and compassion, chose to not
only bring out the "issues" she had, but He wanted to
reveal Himself to her.
When He told her He is the Messiah, she dropped the
things she had been doing every day to pursue the super natural. He
exposed the "root" of her problems, then He showed her the
way to eternal life. Her response was to go back to her town and tell
everyone about Him, causing them to run to Him and see for
themselves.
This is a twofold message. First, we need Jesus to
reveal to us the deep things we may be struggling with and maybe are
not really dealing with. Yesterday, I kept seeing things that showed
me that I needed to get rid of some old stuff, and be filled with the
new. Church, we need to keep the fire burning bright to go tell
others what Jesus has done for us.
Many people received Jesus that day as a result of her
revelation. I want to be like that all the days of my life. But most
importantly, and before all that, I want to be free of anything old
that has been bothering me in my life. I came to the Lord in a life
of surrender back in 2005, and since then He has worked with me
faithfully to help me as I sought to go bring others to Him.
This is the purpose of the Fish N Loaves Ministries. We
are reaching more people globally than ever before thanks to God! But
we have to remember that no matter how long we are walking with
Jesus, we need Him first and foremost. We need to go to Him and get
refilled and refreshed in His presence. From there, we can share with
others from the overflow of our relationship with Him.
It's like a non stop well of living water flowing from
our insides as the scripture says,
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of
his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
Friends, this is the well we want to tap into every day.
And thank God for His mercies that are new every morning. When we
miss the mark, He will always bring us back around to the beauty of
His much needed presence. I had to get a fresh revelation of this
these past few days. I pray that you will also. It's not just this or
that, it's spending time in His presence, His Word, and then doing
the work He has called us to do.
We are praying for you. Please feel free to share this
with others and encourage them to sign up for these weekly blogs. We
thank you for your prayers for us as we pray for all of you. Be
encouraged because God never gives up on us. We need to just keep walking
with Jesus every day and trust He will do the greater things in and
through us.
Love and blessings!
Denny & Hanny Stearns
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