God is Good (5)!

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)- Ephesians 2:4-5

In the previous devotional, we saw the story of a woman caught in adultery and how God’s goodness was shown to her. Today, we look at the story of another woman who had been married five times and the man she was currently living with wasn’t even her husband. On this blessed day, she encountered Jesus. So how did they relate? Let’s see!

John 4:16-18

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

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.

If you read the preceding verses, Jesus had a conversation with this Samaritan woman about Him providing a water that would make her never to thirst again. And she literally took this not knowing He was referring to eternal life and wanted the water so she wouldn’t have to come to the well to draw again.

Jesus responded from verse 16 requesting her to call her husband. And she responded she didn’t have a husband. Jesus commended her that she had spoken well and went on to say the story of her life. But did He condemn her? No! He still said, “…in that saidst thou truly.” Jesus commended her honesty despite knowing her past. And how did she respond to the goodness of God?

John 4:28-29

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

Hallelujah! She immediately became an evangelist. She began to proclaim to everyone about Jesus. Her past which was supposed to be a thing of shame was her story. She would walk up to someone and say, I just met a man who told me I had been married five times and the man I am currently with is not my husband, is this not the Christ? That’s what the goodness of God does. It leads us to repentance. It gives us a change of heart.

Friend, you may be just like this woman and feel that your past is too dark. But I have good news for you, our God who is good will shine His light in that darkness. He would give you a new beginning and the past would be really, a thing of the past. All you need today is acknowledge Him as Savior and Lord.

SAY THIS: Lord Jesus, I am full of thanks because in You my past is forgiven and my present and future is secured.

You are blessed. God loves you. Yes you!!!